Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 182 Dirty Clothes

"Run forward!!! With the pride of a child..."

"...Tsk."

Chen Pu shook his head slightly, leaned close to Wu Mengqi's ear and asked:

"Have you ever suggested that he find a vocal teacher to learn from?"

Wu Mengqi shook his head.

He knew what Chen Pu meant.

So, he said directly:
"He did it on purpose."

"what?"

Chen Pu didn't quite understand.

Wu Mengqi looked at Lu Yao, whose veins were bulging on the stage, and continued:

"I said, he sang it like that on purpose."

"…deliberately singing out of tune?"

Chen Pu's face was full of speechlessness and confusion.

Which good singer sang the song with a broken voice?
However, Wu Mengqi nodded:

"Yes, I have lowered the key of this song. Come to me tomorrow and I will let you listen to it and you will understand. Without this broken sound, this song will lose a lot of its most sincere flavor."

In Chen Pu's speechless eyes, he asked again:

"Don't you think it's poetic? It's like a person who staggers, breaks his voice, falls, and gets a bloody head. But... he never thinks of stopping. Falling, getting up, and continuing to move forward... The melody of this song is very simple, and there is not even any singing method. It all depends on the function of the voice. But it is precisely this ordinary persistence that is often the easiest to touch people's hearts..."

"Uh……"

Chen Pu was speechless for a moment.

In fact, he also felt that the feeling of this song was very strange.

It feels like Lu Yao was singing and shouting with his real voice.

As for the melody… I can’t say it’s particularly nice, but it’s not bad either. It’s just that the whole thing is sung with my real voice, and the sound is so broken that it feels very… out of the music circle.

When he heard his friend's comments, he even felt so ridiculous that he didn't know whether he was crazy or not.

But judging from the audience feedback after the song ended, the song seemed to resonate with the students.

But in Chen Pu's opinion, it is not as amazing as the song "Knowing Me".

The last song was a traditional Chinese rock song...it really amazed him.

And when the last melody of "Hotel California" sounded, Chen Pu knew that the performance was over.

He checked the time.

One hour and seven minutes.

Including the last song, it's about 75 minutes.

The song isn’t too intense, and considering that this is the first time for several of them to perform it LIVE... you have to say, the level of completion is surprisingly high.

He had already started planning in his mind how to ask Wei Qianqian out later.

This band…as long as we can get that girl, everyone else won’t be a problem.

He took a deep breath.

……

The performance actually ended up taking longer than Chen Pu expected.

Because after they finished singing "Hotel California", the students who were already enjoying it didn't want them to finish and insisted on singing another song.

The people on and off the stage were discussing the matter.

See what you want to hear.

Some people want to hear what I have to say, such as the strange senior sisters around Bai Yao.

They should all be the women’s volleyball team from Jiaotong University, all cheering with joy.

Some people want to listen to "Flowers".

There are still a handful of people who want to listen to "Fairy Tale Town"...

Most of those who want to listen to "Fairy Tale Town" are male.

After much discussion, Lu Yao, who wanted to take a break, finally decided to let the squad leader take over, and finally sang an encore of "Fairy Tale Town".

And there is another very interesting thing in the song.

It was at the end of "Fairy Tale Town" that when Wei Qianqian was humming, the male compatriots also started humming along.

As a result, the whole place was filled with the male compatriots shouting “Ah~Ah~Ah~”

That's so interesting.

It even amused Wei Qianqian who was singing.

Even after the song "Fairy Tale Town" ended, the audience was still not letting go.

Finally, Lu Yao added another song "Knowing Me".

Both sides are satisfied.

Everyone stood up and gave applause and cheers to the five people.

When Lu Yao returned to the backstage, he realized...his back was soaked.

Everyone is pretty much the same.

Once her mind relaxed, Zhang Lina simply squatted down against the wall.

Her legs were weak.

Xu Ruochen felt a burning pain in his fingers.

Wei Qianqian felt her feet were sore.

Zhao Hang was fine, except that his throat was a little dry. He also wanted to sing along, but he forgot to put a bottle of water next to him when he went on stage, so he was now drinking tonnes of mineral water.

No one spoke.

I just feel like all my energy is drained out at this moment.

Lu Yao, who was sweating all over, took out his mobile phone and turned it on.

Seeing this, others followed suit.

Soon, ding-dong sounds were heard in the backstage passage.

But Lu Yao didn't have time to see, because in the words of Mr. Xu, several of our class monitor's suitors... came.

Including the vice president of the student union, the lighting technician, and several people who helped out, all came to see everyone.

They were all expressing their concern for the class monitor and congratulating him on the successful performance.

Both sides exchanged pleasantries and thanks, mostly Wei Qianqian doing the small talk. But several people were there to accompany her... after all, they were helping her with her performance.

It’s just that I didn’t have enough experience this time. Next time I should ask them to buy me a drink.

After a brief greeting, the other party left with full blessings and thanks from Lu Yao and the others.

After leaving, Lu Yao finally had time to look at his phone.

The top one is the message from Xu Ruochu:

"Let's go first."

"The show was great. I loved it!"

"The songs are all very nice. Remember to send me a copy as soon as you finish recording them."

"I took some pictures of you and will send them to you later."

"You've worked hard. Drink more water. You seem to be sweating a lot."

This is news from the bottom up.

In other words, the first one is "Thank you for your hard work."

After reading it, Lu Yao didn't feel anything else but just felt relieved.

Good to go...

No need to face that Uncle Xu.

Next came the news about Bai Yao.

"great!"

"Tonight's performance was really good, especially perfect."

"We'll wait for you at the door."

"Why don't you go to Jiaotong University to perform next week? They want to invite you."

"Are you guys done with your work? Do you have time to come out?"

"They left first, I'm still at the door. Are you going to perform at Jiaotong University next week?"

After seeing these messages, Lu Yao thought for a moment and asked in a hoarse voice:
"How about performing at Jiaotong University next week?"

Wei Qianqian was stunned:
"Jiaotong University?"

"Yes, didn't Senior Sister Bai Yao bring the women's volleyball team from Jiaotong University here today? They just left and wanted to invite us to perform at Jiaotong University next week."

"Uh……"

The squad leader blinked and didn't say anything. Instead, Mr. Xu said:
"go with!"

He nodded excitedly:
"I haven't performed enough yet! Go!"

Except for the last song "Hotel California", the solo parts of other songs tonight were all his.

He was so popular that he felt like he was floating on airs.

Seeing that he said so...

"Let's go then."

Zhao Hang also nodded.

"Row."

Zhang Lina, who was squatting, also agreed.

So, the minority obeys the majority.

Lu Yao sent a message to Bai Yao:
"I've told everyone, and everyone agrees. Senior, please ask Jiaotong University what they need to prepare, what we need to do, and when. How about that?"

Bai Yao replied immediately:

"Okay, are you guys out?"

"Not yet. We're resting backstage... everyone is a little tired."

"…Ask everyone if they want a massage to relax. Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat."

"massage?"

"Yeah, right at the hotel. Ask them."

"it is good."

Lu Yao raised his head:

"The senior asked us if we were tired and if we wanted to get a massage or a midnight snack."

"massage?"

Others reacted in much the same way.

Lu Yao nodded and pointed in the direction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel:
"It's next to the Crowne Plaza Hotel. That's owned by my senior."

"what?"

"???"

"Senior's hotel?"

The other three were very surprised, only he and Master Xu looked as if they were used to it.

Soon, five people appeared at the door of the auditorium.

I saw senior sister Leng Yan holding a black anti-collision box in her hand.

"Senior."

Looking at Lu Yao who was greeting her, Bai Yao instinctively raised the corners of her mouth and nodded with a smile:
"Well, what do you want to eat? If you want to eat something delicious, you can go together after the massage. If you are tired, let's eat something in the hotel, right?"

Several people had no objection.

So Bai Yao took them out of the school.

As the process went on, he was not stingy with his praise.

"Liu Yangyang and the others were very excited when they found out that you guys agreed to perform at Jiaotong University next week."

"When the show was over, everyone was praising you and said it was worth it."

"Say you guys are awesome."

"A lot of people started searching for the songs you sang."

"Zhang Di and the others are still urging you to release songs quickly..."

She kept telling everyone what she had seen and praised them, which made everyone feel a little embarrassed.

But amidst the embarrassment and shyness, there is also an incomparable sense of accomplishment.

It is no exaggeration to say that everyone, including Lu Yao, felt a little unsteady when walking at this moment.

Soon after they arrived at the first floor of the hotel, the manager on duty came over quickly. After Bai Yao greeted him, he took them directly to the SPA club on the second floor.

The next sentence made Lu Yao finally see some shadow of the "rich woman" in the other person.

"Go ahead and do whatever you want. When you're done, just ask them to take you to my place."

Following her words, several technicians who had been waiting there quickly led the way.

But when it came to Lu Yao's turn, he shook his head.

Under Bai Yao's puzzled gaze, he said, "I want to take a bath."

"it is good."

Senior Sister Leng Yan nodded and took him directly out of the SPA club and upstairs.

"...Not opening a room?"

"Need not."

In the elevator, the senior student shook her head, took him all the way back to her room, and pointed to a bedroom:
"You can use the guest bathroom. No one uses that one."

"it is good."

Lu Yao is not pretentious either.

He was really sweating at this moment.

This was also the first time he entered the bedroom of this large suite.

After entering, I found that this seemed to be her "study".

What catches your eye is an ergonomic chair, bookshelves, a computer on the table, speakers, and... posters on the wall.

This is……

He walked over to a poster.

On the big red cover, the young Guns N' Roses are shown solidly in the glass frame, reflecting Lu Yao's past.

The red area on the cover is filled with lines of English signatures.

This is just Guns N' Roses.

Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin, Green Day...

There are a total of 8 posters on the walls of the room, all of which are signed posters of famous rock bands.

Enclosed in a glass frame.

"Here, a bath towel."

Bai Yao walked in holding a set of hotel towels.

Lu Yao smiled and asked:

"Why are you willing to frame it this time?"

“Because it will fade.”

Bai Yao shrugged indifferently:

"I also plasticized those album covers, you just can't see it."

Then she said:

"Change out of your suit and give it to me later. I'll ask the hotel staff to wash it for you."

"Uh……"

Lu Yao thought about it and nodded:
"Okay, thank you, senior sister."

"Ah."

She nodded, handed the towel to Lu Yao, walked out and closed the door.

About ten minutes later, Lu Yao came out, wearing daytime clothes and with wet hair.

Put the bag containing the suit at the door:

"Senior, I'll put it here."

"Um...what do you want to eat?"

"Whatever. How long will they take?"

"I guess about an hour?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Yao, stood up and walked to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Lu Yao.

After taking a shower, Lu Yao felt refreshed and leaned back on the sofa, letting out a long sigh.

"Huh... It feels like a dream."

"what."

Hearing this, Bai Yao couldn't help but laugh again, and then pushed the laptop in front of him:

“You’re not dreaming when you’re on stage.”

When Lu Yao looked at himself on the screen, he smiled a little embarrassedly.

After clicking on the play button, I heard my own singing voice:
"May I ask how many people in the world know me well..."

Don't tell me yet...

"The clarity is very high. The video equipment used by the senior sister looks very professional~"

"Ah."

Bai Yao nodded:
"I've been to a lot of concerts, and some of them allow fans to record themselves, so I guess I have some experience...Eating seafood?"

"Yeah, okay."

Seeing Lu Yao nod, she took the phone and started fiddling with it.

Lu Yao didn't ask what meal they ordered. After she finished, he asked about the situation at Jiaotong University.

As for the LIVE format, he was not nervous at all.

After all, it just ended.

They chatted for a while and then there was a knock on the door.

The waiter came in pushing two food carts.

"…Hot pot?"

Seeing the clear soup base and the lobster and king crab, Lu Yao's mouth twitched.

"It's better to eat light food at night."

"...But what about your house?"

Bai Yao was stunned.

Only then did I realize that something was indeed wrong.

The main reason was that she had never had anyone come to her house to eat, let alone hotpot... Just now, she saw that everyone was tired, so she didn't think too much about it.

If I cook hotpot all night...even if it's just clear soup, it doesn't seem to work.

So, ten minutes later, in the private room of the hotel restaurant, Lu Yao and she sat down in their respective seats after going through all the trouble.

The two chatted for a while about today's performance, and then the first person to finish arrived.

It turned out to be Xu Ruochen.

Instead of a massage, he went for a manicure.

Although it sounds a bit feminine, after all, none of us have any LIVE experience, plus he was very excited today, and the work on his hands caused him a lot of pain, so his nails needed to be trimmed.

And his appearance is a signal.

One after another, the remaining three people, some smelling like incense or milk, came back.

Take your seat and start eating.

……

The meal didn't end until almost 10 o'clock.

This is without drinking any alcohol.

During this time, we talked about the performance next week and decided that Saturday would be a good time. There was no need to change the arrangement of the songs for the time being, it was fine as it is.

We also talked about the shortcomings of today's performance.

Although Bai Yao was not a member of the band, she also gave a lot of suggestions.

Adopt what should be adopted and think about what should be thought about.

At 10 o'clock, the band went back to their respective homes.

After eating and drinking her fill, Bai Yao returned to her room.

As soon as she returned to the room, she saw the bag containing Lu Yao's suit next to the sofa.

She was stunned...

Forgot about it.

But considering there was no rush, she ignored it and went back to the bedroom with the computer.

After taking a shower, she returned to her bed feeling relaxed, took out her laptop, opened the video, and watched the LIVE video she had recorded.

She was really satisfied with today's performance.

Because...these songs are all in the style that I like very much.

As a veteran rock fan, her taste has actually become more sophisticated in recent years.

Even though there are many bands emerging both at home and abroad, there aren't many songs or bands that she really likes.

but……

No One Survivors is apparently one of them.

It's even her favorite in recent times.

On the one hand, it was the first time she witnessed the process of a rock band being created from nothing.

On the other hand...

Her eyes fell on the figure in the image, with his hands in his pockets, whistling into the microphone.

The song Fairy Tale Town is certainly nice.

But, Wei Qianqian is the protagonist.

only……

In her opinion, the person blowing the whistle is the real finishing touch.

Even during the recording, due to her selfish motives, Wei Qianqian only appeared on the edge of the screen.

In more pictures, there is this person whistling.

She remained motionless.

In the dim light of the bedroom, listening to the slightly noisy music, looking at the energetic and relaxed figure on the screen.

His eyes gradually became straight.

Gradually, the music in the computer moved from Fairy Tale Town to "Know Me".

From "Knowing Me", I came to "Chasing Dreams with a Childlike Heart".

She just watched the lead singer's face gradually turn red and his veins bulge...

Finally, we come to Hotel California.

Came to the final SOLO part.

Watching him playing that classic ensemble melody with great enthusiasm.

Confident, relaxed, freehand, yet full of a mysterious charm.

Soon, the video finished playing.

She was still not satisfied.

But I feel a little thirsty.

So he got out of bed and walked out.

Only then did I realize... there was a half-empty bottle of mineral water on the table.

For some reason, she paused.

The moonlight poured in through the glass windows.

In the darkness, the tall, long-legged, fair-skinned, agile female leopard, full of strength and beauty, stood there for a long time.

In the dim moonlight, she picked up the half bottle of mineral water on the table.

Seems to be struggling.

He seemed to be hesitating again.

But in the end, she still pointed the bottle at herself.

I tasted... a clearness and sweetness that came from the soul.

But this is not water.

Like gasoline or alcohol.

It made her heart beat faster and her blood boil.

A bottle of water was quickly finished.

But she didn't leave.

Because…at some point, her eyes locked onto her prey.

Quietly.

She lifted the suit from the bag.

My face is getting redder and redder.

Some are red and even a little hot.

But... that instinctive desire made her lower her head and bury her face in it.

"Sigh~~"

"call……"

The female leopard brought the prey back to her den.

(End of this chapter)