This star is from the earth

About four years ago, Song Yin came out of his hometown town and came to Shanghai with a guitar, wanting to eat music. At that time, he was not considered young, plunged into the circle, and tasted the ups and downs of the world in a short time. An opportunity given by the owner of the Bar], after performing at the [Alley Bar], he was spotted by a record company and signed a contract.

He is not the first singer to be signed to perform at [Alley Bar], nor will he be the last one, he is just an addition to the countless legendary stories that happened in [Alley Bar]—at least for now ——But Song Yin is still sincerely grateful to this bar that changed his destiny, and to the boss for giving him a chance like a flower with a dog's tail. Therefore, every time Song Yin releases a new song and wants to start promoting it, Song Yin always I am willing to use [Xiaokou] as the starting point of publicity.

Such an approach can be said to be affectionate and righteous, but to be honest, if Song Yin wasn't a singer who went out at the [Alley Bar], the position of guest performer really wasn't his turn to come whenever he wanted.

Boss Li of [Alley Bar] was an insider in the early years, and had close contacts with the bosses of many music companies. This is no secret among music lovers in Shanghai. The person sitting in the auditorium next to the general audience may be a certain music guru, well-known producer, or music-loving star. Even the unremarkable old man at the next table may be a music critic, editor-in-chief, or a scout for a certain music media.

Twenty years later, [Alley Bar] has become a coordinate in the music circle of Shanghai.

[If you think you are a little talented, you might as well go to the alley and try it out. 】

There is such a saying among the street performers who rely on music to perform on the streets, and countless young people who want to gain a foothold in the music circle of Shanghai.

Trying this at the entrance of an alley does not mean finding a random alley, sitting on the ground, holding an instrument and singing. It refers to this bar.

As a result, there are countless young people who have ambitions and thoughts about music, and they all want to sing in the [Alley Bar], looking forward to someone in the audience who can change his destiny and discover him up.

Song Yin is one of the lucky ones.

He couldn't forget that day after he sang his own song, the boss called him to a table and introduced Song Yin to another person present at that time.

"How is the kid?" the boss asked the man.

"Tsk, talented." The man replied as if taking a sip of wine.

"Don't forget me when you're developed." The boss turned his head and said to Song Yin with a smile.

Song Yin's whole body trembled with excitement.

Then Song Yin signed the contract, and it was finally the end of all hardships, and he debuted as a professional musician.

After his debut, Song Yin's career has been booming. He releases an album every year, and the company treats him well. Even this year, the company made a big move for him.

This big move was a real big move, but Song Yin was really worried that he would not be able to hold on, and panicked, so he hurried back to the [alley] to calm down.

Because it is "Singer" after all, I have to hurry to find "Chuxin", otherwise I will be floating, and once I am floating, I am afraid that I will not be far from falling to my death.

It was dark at night, Song Yin got out of the car, and came to the back door of the bar familiarly.

The back door was inconspicuous under the red and blue obscure and fantastic street lights. There was a black man standing by the door leaning against the wall, his eyes staring intently. Although the situation is very confusing, Song Yin knows that the big black man in front of him is the security guard of the bar, not a hooligan. So he went up and said hello to the security guard guarding the back door.

Probably the manager of the bar greeted the security guard, so the security guard recognized Song Yin, the guest performer tonight, and greeted him back.

"Brother, how many tickets are there for one person?" Song Yin didn't rush in, but instead passed a cigarette, chatted with the security guard, and was not worried that the black security guard could not speak Chinese.

"More than 800." The security guard lit a cigarette.

"Are there any newcomers tonight?" Song Yin would ask every time he came to [Alleyway], the security guard sometimes answered yes, sometimes no.

"There is one."

"Oh?" Song Yin became interested.

【Alley Bar】It is generally not easy to recruit newcomers, and there is often no way to recruit newcomers, it all depends on the boss's preference.

The bar has a professional performance venue and high-quality acoustics, and can accommodate more than 300 spectators. This way of communicating music quietly at close range is not lacking in appeal to some big-name stars. Therefore, most of the performers are well-known entertainers, which is why the tickets are so high. Everyone comes to listen to the performances of famous singers. This is also one of the reasons why there are relatively few places for novices.

"That's fine, I'll go in first." Song Yin stubbed out the cigarette butt and went in.

Song Yin's arrival was neither too early nor too late, and some popular big names were picked by pinch. At this time, there were already people in the backstage, but they all knew each other. Song Yin looked around and didn't see the shadow of the newcomer. He guessed that maybe he had already gone out to prepare.

Newcomers are generally used as a warm-up, singing their own works. You have to use your own works, after all, even the original singers can be invited here, who wants to listen to newcomers cover.

Song Yin was looking for Boss Li, first said hello to the boss, and then planned to find a corner to watch the newcomers perform.

"Come and come, go and listen to the newcomer's singing. Just like you, it's a folk song. Let me know what you think after listening." The boss walked outside with his arm around Song Yin's shoulder.

Song Yin had originally planned to do so, and just wishing for it, he was even more curious when he heard that the newcomer also sang folk songs.

It was close to 9 o'clock at this time, and the bar was full of people. The boss greeted some old customers all the way, and finally took Song Yin to the second floor to sit down.

Song Yin looked towards the corner of the stage, and there were already bar staff adjusting musical instruments. Song Yin saw a slender man from the back, holding out a guitar case with one hand, watching the busy staff from below the stage.

The debugging and inspection of the musical instrument is in preparation for the next performers. The agile staff quickly fixed it. Then a staff member came over and asked the man to open the guitar case. The man did not know why, so he opened the guitar case clumsily, and then He looked at the staff suspiciously, as if he didn't understand the intention, and finally saw the staff adding a pickup to the man's guitar, and nodded with a sudden understanding.

"Isn't this newcomer too new? Where did you find it?" Song Yin asked the boss while sipping water.

"Didn't you recognize it?" The boss looked playful.

Song Yin frowned, thinking that if he was a pure rookie, the boss would not ask such a question, could it be that he is famous in the circle? But I really don't know him.

"You really can't recognize it?" The boss asked again after seeing Song Yin frowning as he recalled.

Song Yin shook his head.

"Han Jue." The boss gave the answer.

For Song Yin, this name is familiar.

"It sounds familiar, let me think about it, let me think about it." Song Yin rubbed his temples. Something floated in Song Yin's mind, but he just couldn't catch it.

"Just the one on the Internet recently." The boss reminded.

Song Yin clapped his hands, remembering.

In the past few days, the assistants are always chatting with each other with their mobile phones, looking excited. Song Yin, who doesn't like to play with his mobile phone, thought that the assistants were planning some prank against him. As a result, when I asked, I realized that I was watching the gossip of an artist named [Han Jue]. Although Song Yin is not interested in this, he doesn't care about it. But the assistants were like chasing a TV series, and they discussed for a long time when there was a slight update. After a few days in a row, they could be considered to have "obscured" to know many things about Han Jue.

"Isn't he a rap singer?" Obviously, Song Yin's gossip update progress has not been traced back to the beginning of Han Jue's debut.

After Song Yin finished asking, before the boss could answer, the lights in the arena dimmed to a faintly visible level.

Only a few beams of light remained on the small stage, pouring on the man sitting on the stool in the middle of the stage.

The boss pointed to Han Jue, indicating to save the question and listen first.

The audience also knew that the show had started as the lights changed, but when they looked at the stage, hey, who is this?

For good-looking people, people always habitually cut the opponent's strength. After all, you are so good-looking, if you still have strength, wouldn't it be too unfair? Does not conform to the conservation of energy!

So some male audiences who resisted Han Jue's appearance continued to talk indifferently, waiting for the famous singer to appear on the stage before listening.

The dimly lit scene became noisy.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some people have recognized Han Jue.

"This man... looks a bit like Han Jue."

"You think so too?"

"You think Han Jue will appear here? Don't be funny."

...

Song Yin held a water glass and watched the excitement. He also heard the obvious whispering at the scene, so he watched with interest what Han Jue was going to do. Ignored, this is the only way for newcomers, there is nothing to be pitiful about.

However, I heard that rap singers are more straightforward and irritable?

Song Yinju looked condescendingly at Han Jue in the center of the stage, wondering if the rapper with the guitar on his back would be so angry that he would play a rap with the accompaniment of the guitar? Or just drop the guitar? Or yell to silence the audience?

Just as Song Yin was thinking, he saw that Han Jue was indifferent to the whispering. He first supported the microphone stand, bowed his head and remained silent for a long time. After a while, he raised his head and moved the microphone stand closer, so close that it almost touched his mouth. Touching the strings with his hands, he stared straight ahead in this not-so-quiet field, and sang:

【In a panicked night

I hear you in the distance, crying

So I put on the mantle of night

Shake off the stars, to find you]

...

There is no prelude, and a voice that is almost whispering in the ear is heard in every corner of the venue through the microphone. The sound of the guitar is like the desolation before the sun rises in the morning, a kind of lonely melancholy, which makes the whispering in the venue suddenly quiet.

[Maybe one day you will, leave suddenly

grow old with someone you don't love

This may be the last time I sing to you with my heart

Tell yourself, don't be afraid, don't be sad]

...

Panicked and unwilling, but the emotions in these voices were like splashes caused by a stone being thrown, but soon fell silent, and changed back to a flat tone with a little melancholy.

...

[But I know that everyone will be afraid and be awakened by reality

Crazy and crying looking for those past

In fact, all I want are some things that cannot be obtained.

If we meet, I will give you everything I can give you】

In the end, Han Jue no longer pretended to be calm, no longer pretended to be stable, but seemed to be struggling to wake up from a dream, but soon, his tone was almost whispering, as if he had exhausted all his strength to wake up from the dream After coming here, I found that my surroundings were still empty and nothing had changed. I suddenly realized that reality was more sad than dreams.

Han Jue ended the whole song with a guitar, leaving a sad aftertaste.

After finishing the song, Han Jue sat with his head bowed, without moving for a while.

The audience was silent, all eyes were on Han Jue in the center of the stage.

""Jiani" is for everyone, thank you."

Han Jue raised his head, thanked him, stood up and bowed.

The applause was scattered at first, and finally gathered into one piece, resounding the audience.

"How is this kid?" The boss leaned forward amidst the applause and asked Song Yin loudly.

Song Yin applauded and shouted to the boss: "You are talented!"

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Recommended song: "Jiani" - Aobo

Friends who dislike the unpopular selection of songs, you can rest assured that classic and popular songs will be released later, you can search the song list of the book title on NetEase Cloud Music to see first. The reason why the classics are not released now is because the platform and channels owned by the protagonist cannot maximize the value of a classic, which is a bit wasteful, so I only picked songs whose lyrics fit the plot and the mood of the characters. Isn't the lyrics of this song easier to substitute than other songs that are full of words and don't make sense?

It takes opportunity and luck for a song to become popular. Before the familiar "Nanshan South" became popular, it was famous on Douban, but it didn't become popular until someone sang it on TV. "Dong The same is true for "Miss", and "Zebra Zebra", so you can't just focus on fame when listening to songs.

Listening to music is to feel the wider world, friends, don't let yourself become narrow.