【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Chapter 259: Can you still work after eating so much cream?

In the villa yard as the sun sets, white tables and chairs are neatly arranged around the lively lawn, each set of which is equipped with a colorful polka-dot parasol. In the middle of the lawn surrounded by tables and chairs is a stage with a wooden floor, which looks like a temporary structure.

There was a large machine on the stage, with tentacles extending out in all directions. Looking closer, they turned out to be wires of various colors. The machine was covered with buttons and knobs of various sizes, layer upon layer, stacked up like a small mountain, or as if formed by nature. The highest point was two meters high, with a large speaker erected there, just like the speaker used to broadcast gymnastics in schools.

Surrounding this machine, there is a golden drum set, a double-layer keyboard, and five timpani from large to small. The other instruments are for musicians to use during improvisations, and plug-ins and effects are also reserved.

Lin Pin'er came today with her electric guqin, but actually she wanted to bring her violin more, but the invitation said to bring her best instrument, and the word "Best" was in bold and large letters, because the violin she had just learned was not yet at performance level.

The dress code for today's party is white and denim. Lin Pin'er wore a white loose shirt with a large neckline that hung down to the back, revealing her beautiful neck. Lin Pin'er also wore a white short I-shaped vest inside and a pair of light blue denim flared pants.

After she arrived, she tuned the strings in the corner. You Kunling, Yin Yue and Liu Xianglian all went to the second floor of the villa to change clothes. Today's party seemed to be prepared for Lucas's filming assignment, so this party is free to the public. (They had to pay for tickets to attend parties before, and usually just shared the cost of the day, a bit like the AA system.) It is said that some of the musicians or actors today were invited by Lucas. You Kunling and the others had to cooperate with Lucas to take some very artistic photos. The theme of his shooting assignment was: "Artists".

Lin Pin'er had just tuned the strings of her guitar when the band over there started to warm up. First, the drum rhythm was heard, then the keyboard played a familiar rhythm, and the guitar also joined in. From the angle where Lin Pin'er was sitting, she could only see the guitarist and the lead singer.

A girl with an afro and Latin American style, dressed in a white bellyband with straps, and low-waist jeans with completely hollow sides. Her voice was rich and powerful. After she sang a short passage, a blond boy approached the big machine playing a retro saxophone. The saxophone in his hand had an old color, as if the rust on it had just been wiped off, but the sound was particularly powerful, and the voice image was very much like a middle-aged man with dark skin and very muscles.

He played a whole solo before the female lead singer continued singing. Only then did Lin Pin'er remember that the song was called: "I Will Survive".

Lin Pin'er saw a female classmate from the Juilliard School in the crowd, and she looked to be Asian. They had met in the small auditorium and rehearsed the classic jazz song "Fever" together, so it should be easier for them to communicate.

Lin Pin'er really needed an acquaintance at the moment. Without You Kunling and Yin Yue by her side, she would feel insecure. She didn't have her own band, nor any musicians she had worked with before. If someone called her to the stage, would she have to play and sing on the electric guqin?

Lin Pin'er glanced at the girl, trying to show her goodwill with her eyes first. As long as she smiled back at her, Lin Pin'er would dare to go up and talk to her.

Unexpectedly, the girl's eyes were fixed on the dessert table, not giving Lin Pin'er any chance to make eye contact.

Lin Pin'er hesitated again and again, and coaxed herself for a long time, and finally stood up and prepared to go over to talk. The girl seemed to have finally mustered up the courage, she stood up and walked towards the dessert table.

Lin Pin'er followed her and said, "Hi~ You like desserts too? I like them too, but I'm afraid I'll have to sing soon, so I dare not eat them because my voice has been warmed up." Lin Pin'er walked over and approached the girl and said.

The girl nodded and chewed the cake in her mouth without saying a word. Lin Pin'er quickly picked up a drink and handed it to her.

"Have a drink." She felt like she was about to choke on the cake.

"Thank you!" The girl finally uttered a word, took the glass of orange juice and drank it all.

"I seem to have seen you at the Juilliard School. We rehearsed in the small auditorium." Lin Pin'er continued to try to get close to her.

The girl's eyes showed fear for a moment, and then she quickly swallowed what was in her mouth.

“Are you a student at Juilliard?”

"Yes!"

"What do you study? What year?"

Lin Pin'er answered one by one, and the girl put a few more pieces of cake on the plate, picked up a glass of orange juice, and then pulled Lin Pin'er to sit in the corner.

"My name is Amara, and I'm from Singapore. I study music performance and I'm your senior. But please keep the fact that I'm here to work a secret for you."

"Work?"

"Yes, Lucas hired me. He asked me to sing a few songs, but I haven't applied for a job yet. My family suddenly stopped paying for me because my parents are getting a divorce and they don't give me living expenses anymore, so I need to work to earn money.

My visa only allows me to work on campus, but the salary the school offers is very low, and I haven't eaten anything all day." After saying this long paragraph, Amara looked at Lin Pin'er with eyes that could melt her heart, as if to say: Please!

"Of course, I will keep it a secret for you. I won't tell anyone, I promise." Lin Pin'er was melted by her eyes. She looked very much like the Puss in Boots in the Shrek cartoon, of course, referring to her cute eyes.

Amara immediately hugged Lin Pin'er and continued to eat the cake on the plate. Lin Pin'er ran to get another plate and took another portion according to the ones she had just taken.

"Is it okay to just eat these? I'll treat you to a meal after the party." As soon as Lin Pin'er finished speaking, Amara gave her a big hug again. Her arms were very long, and when she stretched them out, they were like an extra-large clam shell, and then they wrapped Lin Pin'er's small body inside.

"By the way, aren't you going to sing later? Can your voice still work after eating so much cream?"

"I have a plan. I just need to drink a little wine before I go on stage to warm up my voice."

Lin Pin'er felt strange at first, but then she accepted what she said.

"You are very similar to the sister of a relative of mine. She also drinks before singing, and she said that she sings better after drinking." Lin Pin'er suddenly missed Shi Xiangyun a little at this moment.