Marvel's The Force Awakens

Peter watched Mary's figure disappear behind the wooden door, and then began to look around for a place where he could sit.After a while, he found an empty seat.He was a little nervous, because he always felt that the two big men next door, who were covered with tattoos from head to toe, were looking at him with evil intentions.

The hard wait didn't last long.After a while, the stage lights in the center of the bar came on, and the four members of Mary's band came out from the backstage and came to their respective instruments.

The tall, thin, long-haired young man in the band "Hello Everyone" spoke first. "Thank you all for coming, we are...Ghost Pepper Band"

Everyone in the bar cheered. Among them, a young couple sitting on a table near the stage was the most exaggerated. The girl almost climbed on the table, and the man drank all the wine in his glass in one gulp and drank it directly. He took off his shirt.The hairy chest stung Peter's eyes.

This is too enthusiastic...

The long-haired young man waited until the applause subsided before speaking again. "For the audience who have seen our performance, thank you for coming back again." Another small round of applause broke out from the audience. "For everyone who is here for the first time today, welcome to us. We are a band composed of people who grew up listening to the songs of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Of course, there are more beauties in our team than them. I am the captain and the lead singer. , Henry”

He pointed to Mary's cousin, who at the same time began a short bass solo before speaking in her husky voice: "Susan, bassist."

An extra loud cheer came from behind Peter.He turned around and saw that it was coming from a young man wearing a gorgeous suit.He was sitting alone behind the bar, with two burly men standing behind him, who looked like his bodyguards.For some reason, just this glance made Peter feel an inexplicable feeling of disgust in his heart.

"Next up is our dear drummer, Robert."

The fat boy sitting in the back row raised his hands, and the drum hammers in his hands flexibly drew circles between his fingers.

“And last but not least, our newest member of the band, let’s welcome our new guitarist, Mary.”

Mary, who was standing nearby, also started her guitar solo.I don’t know if it was because of nervousness, but I kept my head lowered, as if to avoid the audience’s sight.

When Mary's solo ended, the long-haired young man once again pulled the microphone to his mouth. "Okay, next is our first song, which is a cover of Danicalifoia by Red Hot Chili Peppers."

The drums sounded, and the light bass and guitar joined in the next second, forming a smart and a little naughty prelude.Then Henry's voice began to sing.

"She was born in Mississippi."

"Dad is a policeman and mom is a hippie."

"In Alabama, she's taking the punishment."

“There’s always a price to pay for being different.”

"She knew nothing but poverty."

"What are your friends misunderstanding?"

I have to say that Henry's deep voice does bring a different feeling to this song.The originally light and naughty tune had a sad feeling when he sang it in his mouth.In line with the whole band, the beat was deliberately slowed down a little, perhaps this is more in line with the original lyrics.Even Peter, who usually doesn't have much interest in music, was beating his own beats on his desk and humming along with the band.And in the bar at this moment, there are definitely not a few people who are more addicted to this song than him.

Peter gave most of his attention to Mary.It took her less than a minute to go from nervousness at the beginning to confidence and proficiency later on.This made Peter very impressed. If it was his first time to perform in front of so many people, he might be so nervous that he would faint.

"RIP California."

“Synchronized relief and escape.”

“Please be happy California.”

"She is my nun and I am your gospel"

As the final climax of the song came to an end, the passionate drumming gradually stopped, and the entire bar was suddenly drowned in applause.Mary and the rest of the band raised their instruments, faces flushed with excitement.

"Thank you everyone." After taking a few deep breaths, Henry spoke again. "I'm very happy that everyone likes this song. The next song is Exile. This is our band's new song. I hope everyone likes it too."

The guitar sounded again, and the whole bar became quiet.If only [-]% of the people in the bar were paying attention to this performance before, now they have attracted the attention of [-]% of the people.

The strength is quite good, Peter commented in his heart, and began to enjoy the next scene with concentration.

Performed.

An hour later, the band's performance came to an end amidst the applause of the audience.Peter waited for a few minutes in front of the exit door backstage, and finally waited until the Ghost Pepper band came out.

"You guys are really amazing. Even a person like me who doesn't understand music is obsessed with it." Peter naturally said good things when he opened his mouth.But looking at Mary's proud face, this was quite effective.Mary gave Peter a hug directly, and both of them blushed a little more after the hug ended.

The long-haired young man noticed Peter's side. He walked up to Peter and stretched out his right hand for a rather strong handshake. "I'm Henry, thank you for coming here to support us today. I guess you are the Peter that Mary keeps talking about."

Peter nodded but said nothing.At this time, the young man in a gorgeous suit who was behind the bar had already walked up and patted Henry on the shoulder.

"Well, we're ready over there, shall we leave now?" He turned around and saw Peter. He was stunned for a moment, but then he seemed to remember something, and a smile appeared on his face. "How about you being Mary's friend? Do you want to come to our after-show party?"

"Of course." Before Peter could answer, Mary on the side had already made a decision for him. “Let’s come together, it’s super fun”

And Peter naturally had no choice but to agree.

After leaving the bar door, their original team quickly expanded to 11 people. In addition to the four members of the band, Peter himself, and the young man, the couple that Peter noticed before also joined the team. .Henry also pulled over a woman who seemed to be a few years older than him and introduced her as his girlfriend.There were also two girls whose looks could be rated above seven points. They met them at the door after the performance. They seemed to be familiar with the bassist.

Along the way, Mary pulled Peter to the end of the line and quietly introduced him to the others in the line.

"Well, that is the girl and her friend that Robert is chasing, but it seems that she is obviously not as interested in Robert as her friend."

"That couple, Michael and Pricia, have been friends with Henry for many years."

"Cassie, she has been dating Henry for five years. She is Henry's girlfriend since he was in high school. Yes, Cassie is his senior sister, so what?"

When talking about the young man in a suit, Mary's expression suddenly changed slightly, and she seemed to reveal a hint of envy.

"That guy is Joe Moretti, let me tell you, his family is super rich."

"Really"

"The family's assets are at least tens of millions for someone who is extremely rich. He owns two sports cars and even a helicopter. It is said that it was his 21st birthday gift. Rich people are really exaggerating." Mary looked yearning.

"Then why do such rich people come here to hang out with us?"

"Of course it's for cousin Susan. He has been chasing her for four months. Let me tell you, the place we are going to later is owned by their family."

The party location is not far away, only a 5-minute walk away.Looking at the group of security guards at the door and the constant commotion and sound of slot machines inside, even Peter knew where this place was.

The band members were already at the door. Joe said something to the security guards, who immediately made way for the band members to pass.He turned his head and made a gesture to everyone, and then smiled at Susan.

After they stepped through the gate, Peter looked around curiously.The internal space of this casino is quite large. This floor alone has an area of ​​nearly one thousand square meters, which is undoubtedly a sky-high price in the center of Manhattan, New York, where land is at a premium.The modern interior decoration is not luxurious, but it gives people a quite comfortable feeling.

The guests inside the casino are also diverse. There are middle-aged aunts and retired people sitting on the side shaking their own slot machines, there are college students who just come in together to have fun, and there is no shortage of businessmen spending huge sums of money on the card table.

The final destination of Peter's group was not in this casino. The waiter who led the way took them to a large, quiet box upstairs.As soon as Joe entered the door, he threw his suit aside and threw himself on the sofa.

"Damn, I've told dad at least twenty times, but he always turns the air conditioning up too high in here."

Susan then entered the room and sat next to him.Joe stretched and naturally put his arm around Susan's shoulders.Susan, unfazed by this, took out a bottle of champagne from the refrigerator next to her sofa.

"Okay, let the party begin."

The cork of the champagne bottle burst out, and with this loud bang, tonight's carnival began.