Chen Jianhao said with a serious face: "Do you know that you are going to be in trouble? My cousin is not someone to be trifled with. If you offend her today, you will suffer in the future!"
Although he spoke seriously, Lu Chen had no fear in his heart. He smiled and said, "Boss, do you want me to sign this contract?"
"It's up to you whether to sign or not..."
Chen Jianhao waved his hand and said: "But starting from tonight, you will be the resident singer of Wangyoucao!"
Lu Chen was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you, boss!"
He used to be a jukebox singer, and he was at the bottom of the bar singer circle. There was no guarantee and he relied on tips and bonuses. If he was lucky, he could work as a back-up singer to earn some hard money. But if he was unlucky, he wouldn't be able to get even one song in a night.
Sing.
The situation is different for resident singers. Although there is no fixed salary, they can guarantee playing time, increase the proportion of reward sharing to 70%, and can also go out to perform in other bars.
Compared to a part-time waiter and singer, after becoming a resident singer, Lu Chen no longer needs to do the work of serving tea and water to customers, but his income has greatly increased!
"Sing well..."
Chen Jianhao opened a golden weapon and handed it to Lu Chen, encouraging him: "Xiao Lu, if you can maintain your current level and then come up with a few outstanding original songs, I believe that sooner or later you will stand out and become Wangyoucaoli.
The first singer to come out!”
In this case, Chen Jianhao has never said this to other singers in the bar, even Zhang Nana or Qin Hanyang, who are signed to Wangyoucao, both of whom are much higher than Lu Chen in terms of qualifications and reputation!
Compared to Su Qingmei, he was more optimistic about Lu Chen's future.
Lu Chen was so moved that he took the beer and drank it in one gulp.
He put down the empty bottle, stretched out his hand to wipe off the foam from the corner of his mouth, and said sincerely: "Boss, if that day comes, I will pay you to buy some shares of Forget-You-Grown Grass, no matter how much it is, it doesn't matter!"
Chen Jianhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, then you will be a small boss, hahaha!"
He knew that this was Lu Chen's expression of not forgetting his roots.
But Chen Jianhao didn't take it too seriously. There were too many talented and gifted young people floating around in the capital. How many of them could really emerge? Most of them were unknown and eventually disappeared.
Pointing out his hand, Chen Jianhao said: "Boss Xiao Lu, now your customers are looking for you, go quickly!"
Lu Chen looked back and saw several familiar guests waving to him.
As a bar singer, unless there is a big name, there are not many people who will refuse to communicate with the guests. Everyone can drink and chat together, talk about music life ideals, and earn some drinks.
Most of the guests at the Forgettable Bar are of good quality and basically don't do anything dirty.
Lu Chen works here and likes the atmosphere here.
"Then I'll go there..."
Lu Chen hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Boss, will the share of the reward tonight be counted among the resident singers?"
Chen Jianhao was furious: "Get out!"
Lu Chen scurried away with his head in his arms.
………
When I walked out of the Forgettable Bar, it was already approaching midnight.
In the capital city in May, there was still a hint of coolness in the middle of the night. The night wind blew along the lonely pedestrian street. The blow on his body made Lu Chen instinctively shrink his head and almost sneeze - the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the bar was a bit big.
But his heart was burning.
The source of the heat was the forty-seven hundred-dollar bills in his coat pocket, which were scalding hot.
Although he had become the resident singer at the Forget-You-Cao Bar, Lu Chen still stood up for his last shift as a waiter and received his part-time salary settled this month.
From the words of the cashier sister, Lu Chen knew that the waiter Xiao Gao with whom he was not dealing with had been fired by his boss. As for the reason, he ran out of the electronic music room for no reason and put a fat man's sound tube on him, which made him vaguely understand.
.
Lu Chen just wanted to laugh at this. He was not a narrow-minded villain, but he was certainly not a saint with high moral standards. When he saw a guy he hated getting out, he naturally felt very happy.
However, no matter how good it is, it can't be as good as the pleasure brought by forty-seven brand-new big red bills.
One-third of this money is the waiter's salary, which is not much because it is less than a month old, and the other two-thirds come from the tips shared by the customers in the evening - 70% of the resident singer's share!
Chen Jianhao is a very good boss. Although he has very strict requirements for his employees, he is not harsh and stingy in terms of treatment. For example, the singer's reward share is settled on the same day and not overnight.
The reward of more than 3,000 yuan is the largest extra income Lu Chen has received in more than half a year of working at Wangyoucao!
And this is just the beginning!
Suddenly, Lu Chen was full of hope for his future life. The gloom and depression that had gathered between his brows had all dissipated, and he took steps towards the subway station.
Speeding like a boy!
Taking the last subway train at midnight, Lu Chen returned to his small home.
I simply took a shower and went to bed.
A dreamless night.
At 6:30 in the morning, Lu Chen woke up on time.
He works two jobs, working more than 15 hours a day, and only gets two days off every month.
Today was a Sunday off, and he could have slept in, but under the influence of his biological clock, he still opened his eyes and looked at the lead-gray cement layer on the roof of the shack, and he no longer felt sleepy at all.
Lu Chen felt a little panicked. He was afraid that when he woke up, the things he got in his dream would disappear.
Familiar and unfamiliar memories quickly emerged in his mind, making his anxiety disappear.
After getting up, Lu Chen quickly put on his clothes and put on his worn-out sneakers. He hurriedly finished his personal cleaning work and left the basement.
At this time, everyone else was still sleeping, and one could hear the snoring one after another through the fireproof board. They were all ants from Jingpiao. Sleeping until noon on Sunday was the greatest enjoyment.
After leaving the community, Lu Chen crossed the road and ran to the river, then ran along the artificial river bank.
He was too busy at work and had too little rest. He had no habit of doing morning exercises before. Going to the KFC where he worked as a part-time worker every morning was considered exercise.
But today he just wanted to run, otherwise he would feel empty and uncomfortable.
It was already daybreak at this moment, and the river bank lined with green willows was still shrouded in a thin mist. There were already many people exercising early in the morning on the footpaths and flower beds on the roadside, most of them old people.
Several birdcages were hung on the tree branches, and the blackbirds jumped in the cages, making clear and sweet calls from time to time.
After running briskly for more than ten minutes, Lu Chen's energy was completely exhausted. Sweat appeared on his forehead, his breathing became heavy, his legs were as heavy as lead, and his mouth was dry.
It smells like rust.
It was his body that lacked long-term exercise that was protesting. After all, he usually only ran to work for four or five minutes at most, and the speed was not that fast.
However, there was still a voice in Lu Chen's mind, urging him, encouraging him, supporting him, and asking him to keep running.
For the future, he needs to have a healthy and strong body!
So with the support of a certain belief, Lu Chen gritted his teeth and continued running until his footsteps gradually became brisk.
He is still very young, and youth is his greatest asset, so everything is possible...
Near noon, Lu Chen returned to his basement dwelling.
Of course, he didn't exercise all morning. He spent more time on trivial matters in life, such as depositing the money he earned last night into his bank card, and then going to a nearby mall to pick out a set of cheap and high-quality sportswear and sneakers.
, and finally went to the supermarket to buy daily necessities.
After running back and forth and returning home with a full load, Lu Chen's clothes were soaked with sweat. As one layer dried, another layer remained, and it was sticky and uncomfortable to stick to his body.
However, he didn't bother to take a shower and change clothes. He turned on the computer first and transferred the 4,000 yuan he had just deposited into his bank card to his mother Fang Yun and his sister Lu Xue.
There were only more than 300 points left in his pocket.
But Lu Chen is not worried because he is full of hope for the future!
After completing the transfer, Lu Chen felt as if he had let go of a big thing, and his whole body became relaxed. At the same time, he also felt the fatigue and soreness accumulated in various parts of his body.
His amount of exercise today was really great, completely beyond his previous limits, and sequelae were inevitable.
Taking off his sweat-smelling clothes, Lu Chen prepared to go to the bathroom to take a shower.
Jingle bell~
At this moment, the mobile phone placed on the small desk rang, and the incoming call indicator light kept flashing.
Lu Chen reached out and picked it up without looking.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
On the other side of the phone, the familiar voice of my sister Lu Xue came, clear and sweet with the youthful atmosphere of a girl.
Lu Xue is seventeen years old and is a sophomore in high school at the middle school in Lu Chen's hometown.
Lu Chen replied: "I'm getting ready to take a shower before eating!"
Lu Xue said "hmm" and then asked: "Brother, are you rich? Why are you giving me money?"
"That's right..."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "I made more than 4,000 yuan yesterday. I transferred 3,000 yuan to my mother, and then gave you 500 yuan as pocket money. Aren't you very touched? Tell me I'm the best brother in the world!"
"Go to hell!"
Across the phone, Lu Chen could imagine his sister rolling her eyes: "You're pretty good, but you don't have to give me so much. Mom gives me pocket money, so don't work so hard and take care of yourself.
..”
Listening to his sister chattering on the phone, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Before something happened at home, her sister Lu Xue was the little princess loved by the whole family. Normally 500 yuan would not be enough for her to buy a pair of shoes, so there was no need to push back and forth like now.
"Okay, study hard and call me if you need anything..."
After chatting for a few minutes and asking about the situation at home, Lu Chen ended the call with Lu Xue.
He rushed into the small bathroom, closed the door and turned on the faucet.
The cool tap water passed through the shower head and turned into tiny water columns, hitting him.
Lu Chen closed his eyes, and memories of the past emerged in his mind.