fringe artist

Chapter 292.

In the bar late at night, it was extremely quiet at this time. There were no singers singing on the small stage, and there were no customers on the tables.

Only the film crew was busy setting up the scene, and Chen Li'an was leaning on the bar counter of the bar, sipping a bottle of beer in his hand.

Huo Jianqi was next to him to tell He Qing about the play, he didn't say anything when he saw Chen Li'an drinking, and he wasn't worried that drinking would affect the later filming.

Chen Li'an put the beer bottle on the table, stood up and stretched, picked up the guitar, plucked it, and hummed softly.

He will be on stage to sing in the upcoming filming. Chen Li'an doesn't have much confidence in singing. Although he has learned from the princess for a few days, he doesn't know if he can sing well.

Not long after, Huo Jianqi finished talking with He Qing, walked up to Chen Li'an and said, "Do you want to adjust your state again?"

Chen Li'an put down the guitar and shook his head, "No need, the current state is very good."

"Then get ready to start." Huo Jianqi trusted Chen Li'an very much, and immediately called the film crew to start preparations.

Chen Li'an put the guitar in his bag and carried it on his back, took a deep breath, then turned and walked to the door of the bar.

A shattered singer who had a dream but was hit by reality officially went online.

He Qing was also ready at this time, sitting at the bar to adjust her state, the role she played this time was very different from before.

She is not very sure that she can play well, a naive romanticist, an idealist who lives a good life and understands the hardships of marginalized people, and a "winner" who was born in Rome.

Chen Li'an's role is more like a combination of Kong Yiji and Xiangzi, wearing a short jacket but a tattered gown inside.

"On-site radio!" Huo Jianqi shouted loudly with a loudspeaker: "One minute! All departments are ready!"

One minute passed quickly, and Chen Li'an seemed to be able to hear the ticking of the pointer, and the quiet bar began to become noisy. Extras sat drinking and chatting together in twos and threes, and the band on the bar stage was also getting ready.

Huo Jianqi glanced at Chen Li'an and He Qing, and then shouted with a loudspeaker: "Everyone get ready, 3! 2! 1! Start!"

The originally quiet bar immediately became lively, with the sound of clinking wine glasses, loud chatter, and the sound of band singing on the stage.

The closed door of the bar was pushed open with a bang, and a downcast singer with a guitar on his back broke in, his eyes under the long hair were extraordinarily bright.

There were many people of all kinds in the bar, and the light was not bright, only the lights of a few colored balls were constantly flickering, but Chen Li'an saw that figure from the crowd at a glance.

The shiny back in the white dress is so eye-catching and special in the black crowd.

Chen Li'an did not expect to meet such a girl who made his heart beat when he decided to leave the city.

But he didn't dare to get close, he only dared to stand in the corner and watch from a distance, just like he looked at this bustling city full of dreams, he could only look up with longing eyes, this city has no foothold for him place.

Standing not far away, Chen Li'an took out crumpled banknotes from his pocket and ordered a glass of the cheapest beer. His eyes kept falling on He Qing, watching her lying on the bar counter with a hesitant expression, her beautiful face was like a black jewel. Looking at the band singing on the stage with his eyes, he held a glass of untouched beer in his hand. The light golden beer with fine foam looked very expensive.

Chen Li'an sipped the cheapest beer in his glass. He was afraid that if he drank too quickly, he would have no excuse to stay here, and he would leave this city and return to that small town where the sky was always gray.

"Can you sing a Norwegian forest!" He Qing shouted as she stood up and looked at the band on the stage.

It's a pity that the band has already finished today's performance at this time, packing up their things and preparing to leave the stage.

Looking at He Qing's face, Chen Li'an had a bold idea in his heart, I'll sing it to her!
Chen Li'an's eyes fell on Xu Qing, a female guitarist with a ponytail and a cigarette dangling from her mouth on the stage. Chen Li'an hesitated seeing the half glass of beer left, picked it up and drank it in one gulp.

The figure of Chen Li'an with a guitar on his back passed by He Qing who was wearing a white skirt. The shabby black jacket and wrinkled jeans formed the strongest contrast with that white skirt, like a person from two worlds.

When Chen Li'an passed by He Qing, his footsteps subconsciously slowed down, his breathing became cautious, and his cowardice and hypocrisy seemed to be engraved on the soles of his feet, making him afraid to keep his feet on the ground.

When Chen Li'an's figure appeared on the edge of the stage, the guitarist who was about to go down saw her at a glance, and ran over happily and shouted: "Didn't you leave? Regret it again? That's great!"

Chen Li'an remained silent and didn't know how to explain it. From the corner of his eye, he saw He Qing, who was originally disappointed, looking at him, so he mustered up his courage and said, "I want to go up and sing a song."

"Okay!" Xu Qing bounced up and ran up to the stage to stop the teammates who wanted to go down, and begged them to be an accompaniment for her friend.

Although the members of the band were very tired, they still gave face. Xu Qing immediately looked back at Chen Li'an happily and said, "Come on! What song do you want to sing?"

"Norwegian forest." Chen Li'an took a deep breath, took off his guitar and walked onto the stage.

He Qing, who had been paying attention to this side in front of the bar, immediately smiled, sat up and looked at this side, his eyes full of expectation.

Standing on the stage, Chen Li'an saw the clear light and anticipation in her eyes, and subconsciously avoided her eyes. He lowered his head and plucked his guitar. Although the pick in his hand was old, it could still produce a nice sound.

Xu Qing stood next to Chen Li'an with a guitar, and said with a smile on her face: "We are ready, we can hear you sing again."

Chen Li'an hummed, and lightly played the guitar, and the pleasant music rang out in the bar.

"Let me take off your heart and try to melt it slowly to see if I am still perfect in your heart."

"Do you still care about me a little bit, still love me and can't extricate yourself, is there a place in your heart that I have never been to, where the lake is always clear, where the air is full of tranquility, and the snow-white moon shines on the earth"

Chen Li'an sang this song better than ever. He seems to regard the "you" in the lyrics as the city. He has been here for two years and has been wandering around the bottom and the edge. He has never seen this city. The pure land of this city has never smelled whether the air above this city is sweet, whether there is a shining stage of its own.

Chen Li'an's voice was hoarse, and he sang with his eyes closed, all his memories of this city flooded in his heart.

"It's just the shackles in my heart, how can I get rid of it."

When he opened his eyes after singing the last line, there was sparse applause in the bar. No one cared about how well he sang, but felt that his singing did not match the lively atmosphere.

Chen Li'an subconsciously set his eyes on the bar, but that figure had disappeared. When he was lost in his heart, he saw that figure at the door being dragged out of the bar by a serious man in a suit and a gold watch.

"You sang really well!" Xu Qing's voice suddenly rang in Chen Li'an's ears.

Chen Li'an recovered and looked at her, opened his mouth to say thank you, then took off the guitar and prepared to leave.

"Crack!"

A sudden shout appeared suddenly, and Chen Li'an turned his head in a daze, only to regain his senses when he saw the camera and Huo Jianqi holding a loudspeaker.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but want to smoke at this moment, turned to look at Xu Qing and said, "Give me a cigarette."

Xu Qing took out a bag from her pocket and handed it to him, feeling that he was still immersed in the role, she asked curiously: "Why do you feel so deeply, I remember you succeeded when you first debuted, and you still have this kind of experience? "

Chen Li'an shook his head, lit his cigarette and took a puff before saying, "No, it's because I don't have it that I realize how lucky I am."

Huo Jianqi walked over at this time and said with a smile: "Li'an, tonight is really great. I didn't expect you to sing very well. Today's work is over, and tomorrow will continue."

Chen Li'an nodded, and was about to tidy up when he saw He Qing and Hu Jun walking in from the outside, and they gave Chen Li'an a thumbs up and praised him for his good singing.

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows, he didn't feel how good he sang, most of them were just compliments.

After chatting with them for a few words, Chen Li'an packed up his things and left. Liu Tao, who had been waiting outside the bar for a long time, saw Chen Li'an coming out and immediately handed him a cup, which contained warm wolfberry tea.

Chen Li'an waved his hand and didn't answer it. After getting into the car with Liu Tao, he leaned on the back seat a little tiredly and said to the driver, "Go home."

Having worked as a driver for Chen Li'an for a few months, she already knew that Chen Li'an was going home, not Gong Li's or Chen Meiren's.

When the car arrived home, Chen Li'an opened his eyes and looked at Liu Tao and said, "You don't have to follow me tomorrow, go to the company and help me keep an eye on the progress of returning the beads."

Another concern of Chen Li'an was that during the filming scene, Liu Tao would come over to greet him whenever he had a rest, which affected his state very much. If it wasn't for better rest, Chen Li'an would not even want to take the car.

Liu Tao didn't know what Chen Li'an was thinking, so he nodded seriously and agreed, and then watched Chen Li'an go home before taking out his cell phone to make a call, but seeing that there was a driver next to him, Liu Tao put it away again, and planned to make a call when he got home at night.

The driver next to him took a look and didn't speak, started the car and left. After sending Liu Tao to the place, he said, "You are Teacher Chen's assistant, do you know that?"

Liu Tao was stunned for a moment and couldn't understand what she meant. The driver shook his head and said to her, "You are from an art troupe, so you should understand a truth. Don't play tricks. Teacher Chen is much smarter than you think."

Liu Tao frowned, didn't quite understand what she said, just replied lightly that he didn't know what you were talking about, got out of the car and left.

Seeing the back of Liu Tao leaving, the driver sighed, silly girl, forget it, let's drive my own car honestly, who can control the thoughts of these little girls.

Chen Li'an on the other side didn't take off his clothes at this time, lying on the sofa staring at the unlit room in a daze, and fell asleep without knowing it.

The muted phone on the coffee table turned on several times, but Chen Li'an, who was asleep, didn't notice.

The next morning, when Chen Li'an was taking a shower, he turned his cell phone to ring, and it rang right after breakfast. It was Li Dabai calling, and Chen Li'an picked it up and chatted for a few words before hanging up.

After a while, Chen Meiren also called, asking why Chen Li'an didn't go back last night, but no one answered the phone.

Chen Li'an was still perfunctory, and after hanging up the phone, he turned off the phone and left it at home, and went to the set to film by himself.

After coming to the set, Chen Li'an became the singer who had nowhere to live, still wearing the same set of cool but dirty clothes.

Today's filming scene is not in the bar, but his small, cramped, dark and damp single room, in a tube building that is about to be demolished on the second ring road, a small single room with only five or six square meters and no windows.

Only Chen Li'an and the cameraman were in the room, and the rest of the crew were outside. Huo Jianqi looked at Chen Li'an in the screen through the monitor, and shouted after seeing that he had adjusted his state.

In the small, dim room, there was only a bed and a table, and on the table was a second-hand rice cooker, the lid of which was pitted.

Sitting on the bed, Chen Li'an took out half a pack of dried noodles and threw it into the rice cooker. Watching the heat continue to evaporate, the room seemed to become even more humid.

A bowl of clear water noodles with a few drops of soy sauce is his breakfast. The noodle soup is bland and tasteless, and the noodles are so overcooked that he can’t pick them up with chopsticks, so he can only hold the bowl and pull them non-stop.

Kang dang
The clean stainless steel bowl that was eaten was thrown on the table by Chen Li'an. He turned his head to look at the guitar and the packed backpack by the bed.

There were only a few clothes in the backpack, and he was leaving the city, but he couldn't take anything with him.

"Hey! Are you going to eat this?" Xu Qing suddenly appeared at the door with a bag of steamed buns. Looking at the white noodle soup in the rice cooker, she leaned over and sniffed it and said, "No seasoning is added, you eat it. Buns, just bought at the intersection."

Chen Li'an looked at the steamed stuffed bun that Xu Qing handed over, and swallowed his saliva, feeling that his stomach that was full just now seemed to be empty again.

Xu Qing stuffed the steamed stuffed bun into Chen Li'an's arms, and sat on the edge of the bed with him. Looking at the backpack beside his bed, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you still want to go? You can stay even if you don't sing. "

Chen Li'an paused for a while while holding the bun, Xu Qing seemed to be talking to herself, propped her chin and said: "Actually, I can do anything, I just want my family not to worry about me. Working in a supermarket during the day and singing at night feels like life is wonderful.”

After Xu Qing babbled a lot, she glanced at the time before hurriedly standing up and said, "I'm going to be late for work, so I'm leaving first!"

Xu Qing ran to the door and turned to look at Chen Li'an and said, "I'll be waiting for you at the bar tonight!"

With Xu Qing's back to the light, and the gray sky behind her, she couldn't see her face clearly. Chen Li'an could only hear her voice and watched her disappear into the narrow doorway.

The early spring morning was very cold, but the steamed stuffed bun in Chen Li'an's hand was very hot, as if it had just come out of the pan, and it warmed my heart after eating it.

(Writing an original script is a bit slow, I don’t know if you like to read it like this, try to finish it within two days!)

(End of this chapter)