In the Blue Moon Bar, the vinyl record player plays soothing blues music. There are no people in the bar. Even the young bartender has a look of loneliness and emptiness on his face.
In two months, the place has changed a lot.
In a quiet corner, Li Qing withdrew his gaze, looked at Bao Yunyun, and said with a smile: "Sister, I see that you have been very busy these days. Do you feel that you are nowhere to be found?"
"Stop laughing at me."
Bao Yunyun rolled her eyes and said with dissatisfaction: "How can you be famous? This morning, look at the passers-by in the Fifth Ring Road of Beijing. Every one of them has a newspaper? It's all about your appearance on "Music Star" last night.
Reports and pictures of domineering singing.”
Li Qing smiled and said, "It's just a small matter of mine. When you make your official debut, your eyes will probably be on the whole country, not this small capital."
"Hey, you have such a sweet mouth, I wish you good luck!"
Bao Yunyun smiled and talked about the current situation: "Mr. Ma has contacted a lot of radio programs recently, and I will start recording songs for the new album in two days. I will be really busy at that time, and you may not even see me.
How can we be like now, where we can come to Brother Jiang's place for a drink or something."
Li Qing chuckled and said with some envy, "Congratulations to you."
Bao Yunyun glanced at Li Qing, stood up and patted Li Qing's shoulder sympathetically: "Good boy, when my sister becomes famous, I will definitely buy your damn contract."
Li Qing just thought what Bao Yunyun said was a joke and didn't pay attention. He glanced at the atmosphere of the entire bar and saw that there were only a few customers. Li Qing frowned and said, "How did Blue Moon become like this? The revenue seems to be
Not very good…”
"Is it okay?" Bao Yunyun said with some sadness: "Since my sister and brother left, Blue Moon's customers have been decreasing day by day, and many new bars have popped up in the capital recently. Brother Jiang is in a bad situation, and his business is
It’s hard to do.”
"Why not recruit some resident singers?" Li Qing asked doubtfully.
Bao Yunyun said helplessly: "Do you think everyone is as talented as our siblings? To be honest, Brother Jiang has a very high level of vision. He doesn't care about ordinary resident singers."
At this moment, Jiang Zhongnan, who looked a little decadent, came to the corner with a cigarette in his mouth, two bottles of red wine and several packaged side dishes.
After spreading the things and putting them on the table, Jiang Zhongnan sat down, spit out his eyes, held a cigarette in his mouth, picked up the cork and opened a bottle of red wine: "You guys came at the right time.
Come, let me try my new Lafite for you."
"From 1982?" Li Qing said with interest.
Bao Yunyun chuckled.
"Go, go, go, are you from 1982? You've watched too many soap operas, right? Can my little shop afford that stuff?"
Jiang Zhongnan glared at Li Qing, poured a glass for both Li Qing and Bao Yunyun in a serious manner, and then said seriously: "Qingzi, what are your plans for the future? We can't stay in that crappy show all our lives.
Bar?"
"Then what else? Don't forget that I still have an expedition contract."
Li Qing was a little silent as he recalled the unhappy meeting he had with Mu Guiying two days ago.
"That's true." Jiang Zhongnan nodded with emotion: "Those bastards from the expedition did not dig a gold mine as big as yours, but kept doing mischief. I really don't know if their heads were kicked by a donkey.
"
"Don't talk about me first, tell me what's going on in your bar..."
Li Qing raised his head and looked around. There were less than five customers in the huge bar.
This kind of scene was something Li Qing had never imagined before.
You know, when he and Bao Yunyun were still singing here, the entire bar could be said to be crowded and overcrowded, and the revenue almost exceeded 10,000 several times a day.
"It's been like this since you and Yunyun left."
Jiang Zhongnan said nonchalantly: "My family has a big business, and the money I have earned over the years is enough to support me for the rest of my life. Don't worry about it. Do your job well. You are still young, so you can't just sink into it."
Jiang Zhongnan's words were a little dejected, causing both Bao Yunyun and Li Qing to fall silent.
After eating some side dishes and drinking some wine, Li Qing suddenly put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "It's not enough for the bar to keep losing money. How about I come back again? You know I still have a contract with me, so I can't go anywhere."
Bao Yunyun looked at Li Qing in surprise: "Qingzi, you don't have a fever, do you?"
"You gotta do it."
Jiang Zhongnan punched Li Qing's chest, moved in his heart, but smiled and cursed: "Do you know how influential you are in the capital now? Let me tell you, right now, if I let out the news that you are here,
Within half an hour, there will be a stampede in my bar."
Li Qing huffed. He felt that he was somewhat famous in the capital, but it shouldn't be as exaggerated as Jiang Zhongnan said...
He remembered the popularity of bars in major cities in his previous life, and couldn't help but said: "Brother Jiang, do you think this will work? Renovate this store and change the style of Blue Moon Bar. You must know that the future society will be a fast-paced fast food
Society, you can’t always play blues, slow rock, etc. Young people nowadays don’t like this.”
Seeing that Li Qing was serious about what he said, Jiang Zhongnan couldn't help but become serious too. He nodded and said, "You're right. The newly-emerged bars in the capital seem to be quite noisy recently. They're not as quiet as me."
"That's right." Li Qing nodded seriously: "For this point, you can refer to foreign bars. We have to hire resident singers. It doesn't need to be unnatural. Just be able to sing all the popular red songs. What's my suggestion?
, it is best to train a band, set up a T-shaped stage or something, and then find a good DJ who can easily control the atmosphere of the scene. By then, we can build up this area of the capital.
Let’s think about the national chain again.”
"It's a nationwide chain! You're very ambitious!"
Jiang Zhongnan smiled, with a somewhat sour expression. He raised the cup and took a sip, sighing: "Okay Qingzi, I accept your offer, but I really can't do this..."
"Brother Jiang, you are still young and you have me supporting you. What are you afraid of?"
Li Qing deliberately said with contempt: "Didn't you just say that I am very popular?"
"That won't work. It would be too dangerous for you to support us."
Jiang Zhongnan shook his head repeatedly. Although he was a little moved, many bars in the capital have started similar models. If you want to change the style, you can't just talk about it. According to the conditions mentioned by Qingzi, it will cost a huge amount of money.
It’s too risky to decorate and build.
"It's not dangerous. If we want to build it, we'll build the biggest bar in Beijing!"
Li Qing rolled up his sleeves, drank the red wine in the glass, and continued: "In a big bar, the security measures must be good. When Sister Yunyun's album becomes an instant hit, we can release the news, hey, big star
, the great singer Bao Yunyun walked out of our bar... At this time, are you still worried about not being able to find a suitable resident singer? "
Underground singers are a huge social group, and there are countless Beipiao people in the entire capital. Among them, those who can stay and support themselves are all pearls that emerge from the waves. If a singer as talented as Bao Yunyun appears again, the chance will not be low.
Li Qing knew that many popular singers in their previous lives started out as singers in bars.
Almost all of these underground singers have ambitions to become famous overnight. If Bao Yunyun really becomes famous with the album he produced, then Bao Yunyun's reputation among underground singers will definitely be at its peak, and the bar where Bao Yunyun once sang will also be at its peak.
It will become a sacred place for underground singers to flock to.
"This... I'll think about it again." Jiang Zhongnan was a little embarrassed.
Li Qing was scratching his head. He had already talked about it to this point, but Chiang Kai-shek was still not moved...
But if you think about it carefully, if you follow what I said and follow the methods of foreign bars to build Blue Moon, the cost will probably be in the millions.
Although Jiang Zhongnan can afford it, it is indeed not a small amount. If he loses it, it can be said to be a huge loss of vitality.
"Otherwise, I will also participate in a share."
Li Qing said: "I still have 400,000 working capital in hand. If I join, you don't have to worry so much, right?"
Jiang Zhongnan's eyes lit up and he was a little shaken. He knew that Li Qing had more than 400,000 yuan earned from selling songs, which was almost Li Qing's entire net worth.
And being able to put all his wealth on it shows that Li Qing really takes this matter seriously.
Jiang Zhongnan knew Li Qing well, and he was not a reckless person, so he finally paid some attention to him. He looked at Li Qing and said in surprise: "I said Qingzi, are you so optimistic about him?"
"Of course I'm optimistic about it!"
Li Qing smiled and said that the bar industry has not been eliminated by society since the 1970s and 1980s, and has not been eliminated by society until later generations. Instead, it has become more and more prosperous. It can be said that this is a business that is sure to make money without losing money.
And Li Qing has his own plans.
In the future, if you want to open a studio and train your own artists, a good bar can be said to be the best practice base for singers. If there is such a back garden where you can train your own singers, Li Qing will certainly be happy to see it.
"Okay, let me try!"
Jiang Zhongnan finally agreed.
He was also frightened by the recent series of losses. Looking at the handful of people in the bar every day, he felt uncomfortable.
Therefore, with this promise, the whole person was no longer as decadent as before, and he rubbed his hands very excitedly: "Since you mentioned foreign bars, do I have to go there and make a set of specific practical preparations?
Want to observe it from a distance? Do you have any places you recommend?”
"London or Paris are fine." Li Qing said with a smile.
Arousing a person's ambition is very simple, just find a confident person and give him enough confidence.
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Thanks to the brothers "Immortal Fly", "Longcheng Xiaoyi" and "This user is in arrears" for their rewards. Everyone is too impatient. It's still early for us to put it on the shelves. It is estimated that there will be more than 100,000 words of free public period.