novelraw 16 The places where I used to busk have become auspicious locations.
16 The places where I used to busk have become auspicious locations.
The two brothers acted immediately, and at 2 p.m. they rode their tricycle to Chundong Road, carrying props such as speakers, microphones, and lights for their street performances.
"You seem to have a lot of free time these days. What's wrong? Don't you have class today?"
Zheng Ning rode his motorcycle forward, chugging along, while turning his head to chat with his old friend.
"Hey, you're already a senior, what classes are you taking? Everyone's out looking for jobs and internships now, there aren't many classes left. Just waiting for next semester to start writing your graduation thesis, aren't you?"
"Yeah...me too. No, have you thought about what job you want after graduation?"
"Me? I don't know. Maybe I should apply to a computer company. I really like games, and I might work in the game industry in the future."
"I also like playing games. To be honest, if I hadn't gotten into this department... cough cough, if I hadn't gotten the chance to be recommended for graduate school, I probably would have found a job at a computer company."
"Ha, I knew it. You've loved playing games since you were little, and listening to music is your only other hobby... Alright, we're here. Hey, why are there so many people here?"
The two had just gotten out of the car and were using a small trailer to carry their belongings to the place where they had previously busked.
But they found that the place had already been surrounded by layers of barriers.
"No way, what's going on?"
Zheng Ning curiously peeked out to see what was going on, but because there were too many people, he couldn't see inside at all.
"Hey bro, excuse me, why are there so many people here? What's going on in there?"
As expected of a socialite, Zhu Kai had no idea what shyness was. He grabbed a passerby and asked him directly.
"Hey, you guys didn't know, did you? A guy started busking here a few days ago, and one of his songs became a hit. Now that song is ranked 15th on the Flying Music Network's newcomer chart!"
The young man who was suddenly embraced by Zhu Kai initially looked resentful, but upon seeing that they were two burly men who were more than half a head taller than him, he cleverly put on a smile.
"I've heard of it, Daoxiang, what's up?"
Zhu Kai couldn't hide his smile, and he glanced at Zheng Ning with a knowing look.
"Hey, what do you guys know? This Zheng Ning has become famous overnight here!"
The young man pointed excitedly in the direction of the big tree where they had previously set up their stall.
"Then a lot of people were envious, thinking that he was a newcomer without a company promoting him, and he sang a song that no one had ever heard before, and he was able to make it a hit. Even singers from small and medium-sized entertainment companies were more popular!"
"Naturally, some people think, 'If he can become famous, so can I! This banyan tree must be a prime location!' Sure enough, this morning before dawn, several groups of people came here to fight for territory, and the one singing inside now is the winner!"
The young man spoke with great enthusiasm, as if he himself had made the song famous.
"Thanks, bro."
Zhu Kai withdrew his claws from his shoulder and also stood on tiptoe to look inside, but unfortunately there were too many people and he couldn't see anything at all.
"What do we do? Our spot has been taken."
He shrugged helplessly.
"What else can we do? Let's move to another place. We didn't take over this spot, and we didn't pay any stall fees or anything..."
Zheng Ning was speechless. How did this become a feng shui treasure land?
It's clearly my own song that's better, isn't it?
He listened intently and heard a series of wailing and howling sounds coming from inside.
Because the vocals were so loud, it was impossible to hear what was being sung. I could only occasionally hear a few lines of lyrics like "I love you so much" and "Why don't you love me?"
"Fine, let's go somewhere else. Being compared to these people is a disgrace to your reputation as a genius singer!"
Zhu Kai nodded, and together with Zheng Ning, they pulled the car full of speakers, microphones, and lights back.
After walking only a few steps, they saw a young woman in a white Western-style suit, exuding a sophisticated office lady vibe, rushing towards them from afar.
As she ran, she kept anxiously looking towards the direction under the banyan tree, as if she was eager to go and listen to this "concert".
"Hey, you know what, there are actually people who are fans of celebrities!"
Seeing this, Zhu Kai couldn't help but grin and sneer.
"Yeah, why are people so free during the day? Don't they have to work? Look at Chun Dong Road, it's packed with people..."
Zheng Ning also found this very novel.
He's just a street performer, is it worth making such a rush to see him?
You're not a talent scout, trying to discover a hidden gem.
The two walked and chatted as they went, looking around for a suitable empty space on the street.
To their disappointment, there were simply too many people there today, and there wasn't a single open space larger than half a square meter where they could set up their stall.
"What should we do? It looks like we can't set up here today."
Zhu Kai spread his hands and said helplessly.
"Yeah, I don't know why there are suddenly so many people. I remember there weren't this many people on Chundong Road on weekdays."
"Perhaps it's because of our sudden fame that this street has become so popular... Look around, there are three street vendors busking within a hundred meters of us..."
Zhu Kai pointed in that direction with his chin. On the left was a young lady dressed in a flamboyant manner, singing and dancing. He wondered if she was cold wearing so little in the middle of winter.
"Look over here, this handsome guy, oh my god, that hairstyle is just unbearable to look at... I've been listening for ages, but I still can't understand a word he's singing!"
"Yeah, I listened for a long time too, but I still couldn't understand him. He seemed to have a slight Eastern accent, and his Mandarin sounded like a broken tongue. No wonder no one's going to listen to him!"
The two walked and talked, but they couldn't find any empty space even after dragging their things next to the tricycle, so they had no choice but to go to another street.
……
Meanwhile, on Chundong Road...
Under the big banyan tree where Zheng Ning used to busk.
Zhao Lu finally managed to squeeze through the throng of people.
She fell in love with the song the first time she heard Zheng Ning's voice.
She even asked a professional composer in the company to help him analyze the song "Rice Fragrance".
Upon hearing this, the other party was immediately astonished and quickly asked him where the song came from and whether it was copyrighted.
They even went on to praise the song lavishly, from its melody and structure to its timbre and emotion...
Especially the lyrics of this song, which he invited to help appreciate, were simply amazing.
"These lyrics are simply extraordinary, original, beautiful, and unexpected."
"Rather than calling this a song lyric, it's more like a poem with exceptional rhyme, expressing a deep longing for childhood and hometown, and a magnanimous outlook on life and the future! Xiao Zhao, if you ever meet the lyricist, please, please introduce him to me. I really want to learn from him!"
Such high praise left Zhao Lu utterly amazed.
These two big shots, one composing the music and the other writing the lyrics, usually look down on everyone.
I've never seen them praise a song so solemnly and sincerely.
While Zhao Lu was overjoyed, she was also disappointed because she didn't know this person, didn't know where to find him, or whether the copyright of the song was for sale, or whether it had already been contracted with other companies. This land sale was just a packaging move for them.
So these past few days, she has been keeping a close eye on what's happening online.
People even flew all the way from Hengcheng to Shuncheng to stay in a hotel, and even worked remotely via laptop.
They were there to stake out this elusive street performer.
But she waited for several days without any news. She was already very busy with work and was anxious to get back, but she was also afraid of missing Zheng Ning's second performance.
I never thought I'd make up my mind like this. If I can't wait for anyone, I'll go back to Hengcheng tomorrow.
Suddenly, news spread online that someone had set up a stall and started busking under the big banyan tree on Chundong Road again!
That's why she disregarded everything, didn't even change out of her high heels, and rushed over here in a taxi from the hotel.