【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Chapter 168 Your slow song lyrics resonate with me

Xiangyun discussed with her teammates yesterday and decided to eat barbecue, so Li Shuirong arranged for them to go to a private restaurant specializing in Wagyu beef.

In the largest private room on the rooftop of a three-story building, the Wagyu beef is airlifted in, cut into pieces the size of two fingers wide, and grilled right on the spot, then paired with other parts of the cow. It's a whole-beef feast.

When Shui Rong and his friends hurried over, Xiang Yun and her bandmates had already arrived. They were all young people and quickly became familiar with each other after introducing themselves.

Xiangyun brought a bag and stuffed it into Pin'er's hand: "Try the big candies from the morning market. Qian Leheng and I went out specially to buy them." Pin'er had just washed her hands, so she tore off a little bit and handed the bag to Shuirong, then tasted a small piece in her hand.

Wei Ting snorted and said to Qian Leheng seriously, "You ignored the hotel breakfast and went to the morning market. There are fans living around you. You should pay attention to your image."

Qian Leheng didn't tie her hair into two buns today. She wore a woolen hat and braided her hair into small braids. Colorful rubber bands were faintly visible under the hat.

"When you come to Jingu, you have to eat some authentic Jingu breakfast. What's the point of eating hotel meals every day?"

Xiangyun nodded immediately: "I looked at the guide, they said this candy store has the best taste, and it happens to be near our hotel."

"Are you completely indulging yourself? You're eating carbs early in the morning and barbecue later." Pin'er asked softly.

"I'll just indulge myself for one day. I'll have to eat grass tomorrow. The New Year's Eve performance has also been confirmed." Xiangyun sighed.

Wei Ting smiled indulgently: "When you choose your performance clothes tomorrow, just don't choose anything tight. In fact, our lead singer doesn't need to be too thin. Eat more so you can have the strength to sing."

"My aesthetic standards don't allow it. Of course I choose the best-looking ones. I don't care whether they cover my flesh or not." Xiangyun deliberately wore loose-fitting sweatshirt pants today. She was going to eat as much as she wanted during this meal.

Pin'er found that Wei Ting was very cool when chatting with other people, but he was like a big brother next door when talking to Xiangyun. Some kind of indescribable bond entangled the two of them.

After a while, the band's agent arrived and handed Wei Ting a bag. Wei Ting took out two bottles of Maotai from the bag.

"Today is our first group dinner, and with Xiangyun's brothers and sisters joining us, drink less."

Xiangyun was the first to cheer, and she would definitely join in the drinking.

"Protect your throat." Pin'er reminded in a low voice.

"Don't be afraid, my throat becomes more relaxed as soon as I drink alcohol. Yesterday before going on stage, I went to the band next door and had a small glass of wine. After drinking it, I was no longer cold and my throat was relaxed."

While opening the wine, Wei Ting said, "Your sister is right. You should protect your throat at ordinary times. But it's okay to drink a little today." However, he himself is still a contestant who does not drink.

"We'll be back in Beijing this afternoon, and I still have to drive. You guys drink to your heart's content, and I'll serve tea instead of wine."

"We are also going back to Beijing in the afternoon, so we just happened to have someone to take care of us along the way." Shui Rong and Wei Ting sat next to each other, both of them were low-key and reserved. Maybe it was because their auras attracted each other, and they gradually started chatting together.

Shifan didn't drink either, so he was busy at the table, pouring wine for everyone and helping with the barbecue.

After three rounds of drinks, Shui Rong raised another glass: "Your agent is here today, and I have a suggestion: I have a live house in Gulou that will open after the New Year. The sound system and stage effects will be the best in Beijing. Can I invite you to be the guest performer then?"

The agent was immediately happy when he heard this, and hurriedly took the wine decanter and went to Wei Ting and Shui Rong.

"Is it the store with dragon fruit-colored advertising cloth outside? I heard a long time ago that the largest store in Beijing was going to open in Gulou. I didn't expect to meet the boss today. It's fate."

Shui Rong nodded: "I am also doing this for my girlfriend, she likes to sing. I just want to find a place for her to practice singing, and also to get some friends who are in bands, so that she can practice on stage."

"..." The manager didn't know what to say. Who would open a bar just to practice singing for their girlfriend? Why not open a KTV?

Wei Ting spoke up: "I didn't expect Xiangyun's sister also likes singing. Then we can communicate. We are a bit similar in this respect: I have made enough money and don't expect to make money from this, so I want to play music. It just so happens that I have two little brothers who never leave me, so I invested in this record company. At the beginning, we were short of a lead singer, so we met Xiangyun."

Xiangyun quickly replied, "I was the one who taught my sister to sing, but she's very good now. She has even released a record, and I, as her teacher, am very pleased." As she spoke, she twirled the non-existent beard on her chin.

When the agent heard this, he hurriedly pulled a chair and sat behind Wei Ting, not even bothering to eat: "What record did Xiangyun's sister release? Which company did she sign with?" He thought that if he couldn't flatter the boss, he could at least flatter the boss's wife.

"We have our own agency and we only signed ourselves. She released an EP of guqin music." Shui Rong continued. He didn't want to say it at first, but Xiangyun had already said it, so he had to tell the truth.

The agent quickly took out his phone to check, it seemed like he had missed something important. Are people who enter the entertainment industry so low-key nowadays?

Wei Ting was very interested: "Are you planning to form a group or a band?"

Pin'er hadn't made up her mind yet, so she just listened to them talking.

"I haven't decided yet. It depends on fate. If I can find friends who get along well with me, we can form a band. If she wants to go solo, I will support her."

Wei Ting's heart skipped a beat after hearing Li Shuirong's words. If Xiangyun wanted to go solo one day, would he support her or would he want to keep her by his side?

While we were chatting, the meat was grilled. Shifan cut it into plates for everyone. At this time, the waiter brought another plate of raw beef and cracked a sterilized egg into it.

Xiangyun liked it very much and asked Shen Xiao for a small plate. After receiving the plate, she asked Pin'er, "Try it."

"I don't eat raw meat." After saying this, he suddenly remembered that Yun'er in his previous life was thinking about eating raw venison, and now he actually ate it.

"There is no raw venison here today." Pin'er smiled cunningly.

"This is delicious." After saying that, Xiangyun picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.

Pin'er frowned when she saw her eating, she couldn't imagine how raw meat could be delicious.

Shen Xiao was a man of few words, so he helped with the barbecue. They drank quite a bit of wine, until they heard Shui Rong playing classical guitar, and that’s when they found a common topic.

The meal lasted until almost two o'clock, and then everyone went back to the hotel to pick up their luggage. Two business cars drove out of the hotel parking lot one after the other and headed towards Beijing.

On the way back, Xiangyun wanted to go to the back seat as soon as she got into Wei Ting's car. Wei Ting pulled her and said, "You sit in the passenger seat."

"Why? I want to go to the back row and take a nap..."

"You talk a lot, so you can chat with me next to me. This way I won't feel sleepy while driving." Wei Ting opened the passenger door for her without any questioning.

"Why do I feel like you are not praising me?" Xiangyun got in the car reluctantly.

In fact, their agent is also talkative, but he has been fiddling with his phone since the dinner.

After driving for a while, he asked Xiangyun, "Why can't I find any information about your sister's name?"

"They used a stage name, look up moly."

The agent checked again and said after a while: "She turned out to be the heroine in Tina's music video. I was wondering... she was quite mysterious."

Wei Ting suddenly asked, "Let's shoot a music video for our new song. Xiangyun, think about how to shoot it. We have three songs now, and we can release an album with a few more songs."

"You're not going to put that slow song on the album, are you? I don't want to sing a slow song."

The agent quickly complimented him, "I like the lyrics of your slow song the most. I really resonate with it."

Wei Ting said while driving: "One slow song is enough, the album should be diversified. Once you become famous, you will be labeled quickly. At that time, your fans will define you first without waiting for you to say anything. With your ability, you should not be limited."

Shen Xiao then spoke: "I also think that slow song is good. The guitar melody I added for you is so nice, brother."

The manager spoke up again, "Come on, after you're done with the New Year's Eve concert, hurry up and get some new songs done. When you go to the bar to sing live, I'm afraid your song library won't be enough."