"OK, you know how to read the music score. Let's try playing a section first." Sol handed over the music score.
Although Li He did not go to a professional music school, he found a teacher and worked hard. He immediately nodded and took the music score and read it carefully.
"Let's play Don`t Know why first, it's not difficult." Sol said.
The band members came on stage, and the audience burst into applause. A regular customer said loudly: "Hey, Sol, I thought you weren't going to perform today."
"Sauri, Derricks, I kept you waiting for a long time." Sol apologized: "My drummer didn't come for a long time, so the band performance was postponed."
"Okay Sol, let's get started, I can't wait to enjoy your performance." A drinker said loudly.
Da Mi Mi Rao looked at Li Hyuk who was sitting in the drummer's seat with interest, and took out her mobile phone to record the video. She knew the principles of hype, so she recorded this now so that she could hype it up for her boyfriend.
Sol's band is a five-piece band, with Sol as the main player, Baker as the guitarist, Herman as the bassist, the keyboard player is a woman named Panan, and Li He, the part-time drummer, has met backstage before.
That's it, now at least we know each other's names.
"Hey! Oriental boy, don't be nervous, just treat it like a practice." Panan, who has long red hair and obvious Germanic features, comforted.
"|Thank you, I'm not nervous." Li He was very calm. Even if the bar was full, there were only a few hundred people. He had experienced concerts with tens of thousands of people. Even if it was a commercial performance, there were more people than the bar guests.
Much more.
"OK, let's start!" Sol motioned for the band to start playing.
This song "Don't Know Why" is considered a masterpiece of jazz. It was originally sung by a female singer. Sol adapted the song and re-interpreted it. Sol's deep and deep voice added a lot of color to the song, and the guests in the audience were all
Jazz lovers will be mesmerized by this.
Li Hyuk looked calm on stage. He has a good memory and felt no pressure when playing the drums while reading the music score. Moreover, the song was not difficult and he could easily complete the performance.
At the end of the song, the drinkers in the audience burst into applause, cheering for the band's wonderful performance. Sol and other members of the band were a little surprised by Li He: "Dongfang boy, are you really an amateur?"
Li He nodded and said, "Yes, I have been studying for less than a month."
"Oh my God, are you telling the truth?" Beck couldn't believe it: "Your level is no worse than Jack's. What you lack is the ability to get along with the band."
"Haha, Baker, you are too generous. I know my level myself." Li He said with a smile.
"Okay, you Easterners are just modest, let's continue!" Saul said.
Since Li Hyuk had no problem, he continued to perform. Then the band performed many more songs, and Li Hyuk could basically cope with them. Although he made no mistakes, after all, time was short and he was still a little unskilled. And this was also his first time.
It is very rare to see the music score for the first time and not make any mistakes.
When it was past nine o'clock, the original drummer Jack Cai arrived late and looked not very energetic. Baker's words solved Li He's doubts: "Hey! Jack, did those two black girls kill you yesterday?"
I squeezed it dry and came now."
Jack seemed to still be reminiscing, smacking his lips and saying, "Beck, you don't know, those two black girls have really hot bodies, especially..."
Sol interrupted Jack: "Okay, Jack, let's talk about your matters later, and hurry up and get ready!"
Jack was obviously a little afraid of Saul, so he shrank his head and went backstage to change clothes and get ready. Now that the real owner had arrived, Li He retired, but Saul stopped him.
"Asian boy, are you interested in joining our band?" Sol asked.
Next to him, Panan had a good impression of Li He: "Yes, your level is not bad. If you practice more, maybe we can sign a contract with a record company."
Li He shook his head and refused: "Saul, I'm glad you can invite me, but I can't agree."
"Why? Did you join another band?" Sol asked.
"No, I am an actor, and drumming is just a hobby of mine." Li He explained.
"Actor? Are you from Hollywood?" When it comes to actors, the first thing that comes to Saul's mind is Hollywood. There are also many Australians working in Hollywood, the famous ones include Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, and the real Saul Chris
·Haywoms etc.
"No, I am a Chinese actor." Li He said.
"Chinese actors, like Bruce Lee and Cheng Long?" Bassist Herman is a kung fu fan, and this is the first thing that comes to mind when mentioning China.
"No, Herman, I don't know Kung Fu." Li He said.
Herman looked disappointed: "That's a pity. I also want to learn two moves from you, but I can't beat Panan every time."
Panan was about to fight, but Sol stopped the two of them in time: "Okay, stop making trouble, we should continue the performance, Tom, thank you for your help."
"You're welcome..." Li Hyuk clinked a drink with the band members and then returned to his seat.
"Dear, you are great!" Da Mi Mi's eyes shone brightly, and he was happy that he had found a treasure boy.
"That's not true, I'm a genius." Li He raised his wine glass and greeted everyone around. Many drinkers saw that he was the drummer on the stage and clinked glasses with him from a distance.
"I really didn't expect that you could play the drums so well." Da Mi Mi said with a smile.
"Oh, did you think I was not good at knocking earlier, so you asked me to go up?" Li He asked.
"What the hell, people don't think so!" Da Mi Mi said coquettishly.
Li He also has a goal. In fact, Da Mi Mi feels that it is a bit redundant for him to learn drums. He has told Li He once before, but after this time, Da Mi Mi will not object anymore. The reason is very simple, Li He learns things very quickly.
Li He and Da Mi Mi were talking about love, and an inappropriate voice interrupted their world: "Hello, sir, can I buy you a drink?"
Li He turned around and saw a curly-haired white young man. The young man introduced himself: "My name is Damien Chazelle, an American. Are you from Nanbang? Or from the island country?"
"No, no, I'm Chinese, just call me Tom." Li He replied.
"Tom, nice to meet you, who is this next to you?" Damien Chazelle asked the big power.
Li He introduced: "This is my girlfriend."
Da Mi Mi smiled and shook hands with Chazelle: "Hello, nice to meet you."
"You are very beautiful..." Chazelle praised the big power.
Da Mi Mi smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."
Chazelle nodded politely and continued chatting with Li He. I saw you were playing the drums on the stage just now, why did you come down here?"
"Damien, my band has a serious drummer, I'm just here to help." Li He explained.
"Really? I thought you were a drummer. I heard this was a good jazz bar, so I came here because of its reputation." Chazelle said unexpectedly.
"We are the same. I am an actor and drumming is my hobby." Li He explained.
Chazelle's eyes lit up: "What a coincidence, I am a director, where are you an actor?"
"In China, within our country."
"Oh, that's such a pity, I'm in Hollywood." Chazelle felt inexplicably regretful.
Hollywood is well known for its exclusion, especially for actors under pressure. So if you look at Hollywood, there are white, black, and even Latino stars, but there are basically no Asian stars. The same goes for Chinese actors, except for a few who are too famous, such as Shuang Li Yicheng
, others are not well-known internationally at all, let alone Hollywood.
Damien Chazelle chatted with Li He for a few more words, left each other's contact information, and then left.
Da Mi Mi said to Li Hyuk: "You are going to enter Hollywood soon."
Li He shrugged and said, "It's not that simple. This person is so young, and he probably has just started his career. Moreover, he immediately lost interest when he heard that I was a Chinese actor."
"What if you get lucky in the future and someone takes a fancy to you?" Da Mi Mi said with a smile.
"Okay, stop daydreaming. We should go back to the hotel. It will be terrible if the little girl wakes up and finds that we are not here."