Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 292 290.Maybe you should be grateful for your luck

It was extremely quiet in the bar late at night. There were no singers singing on the small stage, and there were no customers on the tables.

Only the camera crew was busy setting up the scene. Chen Li'an was leaning on the bar of the bar, holding a bottle of beer in his hand and sipping.

Huo Jianqi was explaining the scene to He Qing. He didn't say anything when he saw Chen Li'an drinking. He was not worried at all that drinking would affect the filming later.

Chen Li'an put the beer bottle on the table, stood up and stretched, picked up the guitar, strummed it and hummed quietly.

The scene he will be filming later will require him to sing on stage. Chen Li'an doesn't have much confidence in singing. Although he has studied with the princess for a few days, he doesn't know if he can sing well.

After a while, Huo Jianqi finished talking about the scene with He Qing, walked to Chen Li'an and said, "Would you like to adjust your condition again?"

Chen Li'an put down his guitar, shook his head and said, "You don't have to be in a good state now."

"Then get ready to start." Huo Jianqi trusted Chen Li'an very much and immediately called the film crew to start preparations.

Chen Li'an put the guitar in his bag and carried it on his back. He took a deep breath and then turned and walked to the door of the bar.

A singer who has dreams but is hit by reality is officially online.

He Qing was also ready at this time, sitting at the bar to adjust herself. The role she played this time was very different from the past.

She is not very sure that she can play well, a naive romantic, an idealist who lives a good life and does not understand the difficulties of marginalized people, and a "winner" who was born in Rome.

Chen Li'an's character is more like a combination of Kong Yiji and Xiangzi, wearing a short coat but wearing a tattered long gown in his heart.

"Radio live!" Huo Jianqi shouted loudly with a loudspeaker: "One minute! All departments are ready!"

A minute passed quickly, and Chen Li'an seemed to be able to hear the ticking sound of the pointer. The quiet bar began to become noisy. The extras were sitting together in twos and threes drinking and chatting, and the band on the bar stage was also ready.

Huo Jianqi glanced at Chen Li'an and He Qing, then shouted with a loudspeaker: "Everyone, get ready, 3! 2! 1! Start!"

The originally quiet bar immediately became lively, with the sounds of clinking wine glasses, loud chatting, and the sound of a band singing on the stage.

The closed door of the bar was pushed open with a bang, and a destitute singer carrying a guitar broke in. His eyes were exceptionally bright under his long hair.

There were many people of all kinds in the bar, and the light was not bright. Only the lights of a few colored balls were flashing, but Chen Li'an saw the back figure in the crowd at a glance.

The shining figure in the white skirt stood out among the crowd.

Chen Li'an didn't expect that when he decided to leave the city, he would meet such a girl who made his heart beat pounding.

But he didn't dare to get close. He only dared to stand in the corner and watch from a distance. Just like he was looking at this prosperous city full of dreams, he could only look up with longing. This city had no place for him. place.

Chen Li'an stood not far away, took out the crumpled banknotes from his pocket and ordered a cup of the cheapest beer. His eyes kept falling on He Qing, looking at her hesitantly lying on the bar, her beautiful face like a black jewel. His eyes were looking at the band singing on the stage. There was a glass of untouched beer in his hand. The light golden beer with delicate foam looked very expensive.

Chen Li'an took small sips of the cheapest beer in the cup. He was afraid that if he drank too quickly, he would have no excuse to stay here, and would leave the city and return to the small town where the sky was always gray.

"Can you sing a song about Norwegian Wood!" He Qing stood up and looked at the band on the stage and shouted.

Unfortunately, the band had already finished today's performance and were packing up to leave the stage.

Chen Li'an looked at He Qing's face and had a bold idea in his heart, I will sing to her!

Chen Li'an's eyes fell on Xu Qing, a female guitarist with a ponytail and a cigarette in her mouth on the stage. Chen Li'an looked at the half-cup of beer left and hesitated, then picked it up and drank it in one gulp.

Chen Li'an's figure carrying a guitar passed by He Qing, who was wearing a white skirt. The shabby black jacket, wrinkled jeans and the white skirt formed the strongest contrast, like people from two worlds.

When Chen Li'an passed by He Qing, his steps subconsciously slowed down and his breathing became cautious. His cowardice and pretentiousness seemed to be engraved on the soles of his feet, making him afraid to keep his feet on the ground.

When Chen Li'an's figure appeared on the edge of the stage, the guitarist who was about to go down saw her at a glance and ran over happily and shouted: "Didn't you leave? Are you regretting it again? Great!"

Chen Li'an was silent and didn't know how to explain it. From the corner of his eye, he saw He Qing, who was originally disappointed, looking this way, and he mustered up the courage to say, "I want to go up and sing a song."

"Okay!" Xu Qing jumped up and ran onto the stage to stop her teammates who wanted to go down, begging them to be an accompaniment for her friend.

Although the band members were very tired, they still gave them face. Xu Qing immediately turned back to Chen Li'an happily and said, "Come on! What song do you want to sing?"

"Norwegian forest." Chen Li'an took a deep breath, took off his guitar and walked onto the stage.

He Qing, who had been paying attention to this side in front of the bar, immediately smiled, sat up and looked at this side, his eyes full of expectation.

Standing on the stage, Chen Li'an saw the clear light and expectation in her eyes, and his eyes subconsciously avoided her. He lowered his head and plucked his guitar. Although the pick in his hand was old, it still made a nice sound.

Xu Qing stood next to Chen Li'an with a guitar and said with a smile: "We are ready and can listen to you sing again."

Chen Li'an hummed, gently played the guitar, and beautiful music suddenly sounded in the bar.

"Let me take off your heart and try to melt it slowly to see if I am still perfect in your heart."

"Do you still care about me at all? Do you still love me and can't help yourself? Is there a place in your heart that I have never been to? Where the lake is always clear, where the air is full of tranquility, and the snow-white moon shines on the earth."

Chen Li'an sang this song better than ever before. He seemed to regard the "you" in the lyrics as the city. He has been here for two years and has been wandering around the lowest and most fringe places. He has never seen this city. In my pure land, I have never smelled whether the air above this city is sweet, whether there is a shining stage of my own.

Chen Li'an's voice was hoarse, and he sang with his eyes closed, all his memories of this city welling up in his heart.

"It's just the shackles in my heart. How can I get rid of them?"

When he opened his eyes after singing the last line, there was sparse applause in the bar. No one cared whether he sang well or not. They just felt that his singing voice did not match the lively atmosphere.

Chen Li'an subconsciously set his eyes on the bar, but the figure had disappeared. When he felt disappointed, he saw the figure at the door being pulled out of the bar by a serious man wearing a suit and a gold watch.

"Singing so well!" Xu Qing's voice suddenly sounded in Chen Li'an's ears.

Chen Li'an came back to his senses and looked at her, opened his mouth and said thank you, then took off his guitar and prepared to leave.

"Click!"

A sudden shout suddenly appeared, and Chen Li'an turned his head in a daze, only to come to his senses when he saw the camera and Huo Jianqi holding a loudspeaker.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but want to smoke at this time. He turned to look at Xu Qing and said, "Give me a cigarette."

Xu Qing took out a packet from her pocket and handed it to him. Feeling that he was still immersed in the role, she asked curiously: "Why do you feel so deeply? I remember that you were successful when you just debuted. Do you still have this kind of experience? "

Chen Li'an shook his head, lit the cigarette and took a puff before saying, "No, it's precisely because I don't have it that I realize how lucky I am."

Huo Jianqi came over and said with a smile: "Li'an, tonight was great. I didn't expect you to sing quite well. I'll call it a day and continue tomorrow."

Chen Li'an nodded. Just as he was about to clean up, he saw He Qing and Hu Jun walking in from outside. The two of them gave Chen Li'an a thumbs up and praised him for singing well.

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows. He didn't feel that his singing was that good. Most of them were just compliments.

After chatting with them for a few words, Chen Li'an packed up and left. Liu Tao, who had been waiting outside the bar, saw Chen Li'an coming out and immediately handed over a cup filled with warm wolfberry tea.

Chen Li'an waved his hand and didn't answer. After getting into the car with Liu Tao, he leaned tiredly on the back seat and said to the driver: "Go home."

After working as a driver for Chen Li'an for several months, she already knew that when Chen Li'an said she wanted to go home, she meant going back to Chen Li'an's own home, not to Gong Li or Chen Meiren's place.

When the car arrived home, Chen Li'an opened his eyes and looked at Liu Tao and said, "You don't have to follow me tomorrow. Go to the company and help me keep an eye on the progress of the pearl restitution."

Chen Li'an also had another concern, which was that when he was on set, Liu Tao would come over to ask for help as soon as he took a break, which affected his state. If it wasn't for a better rest, Chen Li'an wouldn't even want to sit in the car.

Liu Tao didn't know what Chen Li'an was thinking, so he nodded seriously and agreed. Then he watched Chen Li'an go home and then took out his mobile phone to make a call. However, seeing the driver next to him, Liu Tao put it away again and planned to call again when he got home at night.

The driver next to him glanced at him without saying a word, started the car and drove away. After sending Liu Tao to the place, he said: "You are Teacher Chen's assistant, you know that, right?"

Liu Tao was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what she meant. The driver shook his head and said to her: "You are from the art troupe. You should understand one thing. Don't be clever. Teacher Chen is much smarter than you think."

Liu Tao frowned and didn't quite understand what she said. He just replied lightly and said, "I don't know what you are talking about." He got out of the car and left.

Looking at Liu Tao's leaving figure, the driver sighed, silly girl, forget it and just drive your own car honestly, who can control the thoughts of these little girls.

On the other side, Chen Li'an didn't take off his clothes at this time. He was lying on the sofa looking at the room without turning on the lights in a daze, and fell asleep unknowingly.

The muted mobile phone on the coffee table lit up several times, but Chen Li'an, who was asleep, didn't notice it.

The next morning, Chen Lian set his cell phone to ring when he was washing up. Just after breakfast, his cell phone rang. It was Li Dabai calling. Chen Lian picked up the call and chatted for a few words before hanging up.

After a while, Chen Meiren also called and asked why Chen Li'an didn't go back last night. No one answered the phone.

Chen Li'an still dealt with it perfunctorily. After hanging up the phone, he turned off the phone and left it at home, and went to the studio to film.

After arriving on the set, Chen Li'an became the singer who had no place to live again, still wearing the same cool-looking but dirty clothes.

The scene that was shot today was not in a bar, but in his small, cramped, dark and damp single room. It was in a tube building that was about to be demolished in the Second Ring Road. It was a small single room of only five or six square meters without windows.

There were only Chen Li'an and the photographer in the room, and the rest of the crew were outside. Huo Jianqi looked at Chen Li'an on the screen through the monitor, and only called start after seeing that he had adjusted his condition.

In the small, dark room, there was only a bed and a table. There was a second-hand rice cooker on the table, and the lid of the rice cooker was pitted.

Chen Li'an sat on the bed, dug out half a package of noodles and threw it into the rice cooker. He watched the heat continue to evaporate, and the room seemed to become more humid.

A bowl of water with a few drops of soy sauce was his breakfast. The noodle soup was tasteless and the noodles were overcooked. He couldn't even pick it up with chopsticks, so he could only pick it up while holding the bowl.

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Chen Li'an threw the cleanly eaten stainless steel bowl on the table. He turned to look at the guitar on the bedside and the packed backpack.

There were only a few clothes in his backpack and he was leaving the city, but he couldn't take anything with him.

"Hey! Are you going to eat this?" Xu Qing suddenly appeared at the door carrying a bag of steamed buns. Looking at the white noodle soup in the rice cooker, she leaned over to smell it and said, "I didn't add any seasonings. You eat it." Baozi, I just bought it at the intersection."

Chen Li'an looked at the buns handed over by Xu Qing and swallowed. His stomach that was full just now seemed empty again.

Xu Qing stuffed the buns directly into Chen Li'an's arms, and sat huddled with him on the edge of the bed. Looking at the backpack on his bedside, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you still going? You can stay even if you don't sing." "

Chen Li'an's hand holding the bun paused without making a sound. Xu Qing seemed to be talking to herself, holding her chin and said: "Actually, I can do anything. I just want my family not to worry about me. I am now I work in a supermarket during the day and can sing at night, which makes my life feel wonderful."

After Xu Qing talked a lot, she glanced at the time and then hurriedly stood up and said: "I'm going to be late for work, I'm leaving first!"

Xu Qing ran to the door and turned to look at Chen Li'an and said, "I'll wait for you at the bar tonight!"

With Xu Qing's back facing the light, and the gray sky behind her, her face could not be seen clearly. Chen Li'an could only hear her voice and watch her disappear through the small doorway.

It was very cold in the early spring morning, but the buns in Chen Li'an's hand were very hot, as if they had just come out of the pan. Eating them warmed your heart.

(Writing an original script is a bit slow. I don’t know if you will like it or not. I will try to finish it within two days!)