Chapter 66 The first day of work
Immediately afterwards, Huo Yuxing introduced all the remaining four people in the band to Chen Chufan.
Chen Chufan also had a rough understanding of the composition of the entire band.
Wang Tao, the band's bassist, nicknamed Taozi. He was the one who picked up the bass and was about to fight with Chen Chufan. He was a little impulsive, but according to Huo Yuxing, he was actually good in his heart. He was also the only young man in the band who had no long hair. His squint head was so big that he looked the sunniest.
Tan Jianming, a band drummer, nicknamed Xiao Ming, is very tragic. He is called Xiao Ming because he is a bit fat, and sometimes he also calls him a fat man. It is said that the skill of a drum set is the true master of Liu Xiaotao, the number one drummer in W City at that time. However, Chen Chufan is not familiar with the name Liu Xiaotao, so he did not feel any admiration.
Liu Hao, who plays saxophone, is said to have studied in the United States for a few years and studied business administration, with a foreign name called MBA. However, he did not do his job well after five years of studying abroad, and he was abandoned in his serious studies. In the end, he did not even get a diploma. However, there will be gains if he loses his mistakes. After five years of studying abroad, he practiced saxophone. After returning to China, he became a professional saxophone player.
Li Ke, the lead guitarist in the band, nicknamed A Ke. He has no special experience and is relatively silent.
After introducing everyone, Huo Yuxing finally began to introduce himself: "My name is Huo Yuxing, who is mainly responsible for the guitar of rhythm. When it is necessary to perform, if everyone can simply order songs and also serve as a part-time lead singer. They all call me Brother Huo, but Brother Chen, you can just call me Xiao Huo."
With Huo Yuxing's introduction, Chen Chufan had a rough impression of the six people in the entire band.
"My name is Chen Chufan. I studied at the North Central University for Nationalities. I came here just to earn some living expenses and subsidize my family. I hope I can work with everyone happily!" Chen Chufan introduced himself briefly.
"It must be happy! Brother Chen, with your skills, anyone who works with you will be happy!" Xiao Liu continued Chen Chufan's words.
"Okay, Xiaoliu, don't be poor. Everyone should take care of each other. Let's practice together, and we must also see how good Brother Chen's piano is!" Huo Yuxing patted Xiaoliu's head and called directly.
The band members returned to their positions with their instruments, while Huo Yuxing intimately embraced Chen Chufan's shoulders and took Chen Chufan to the piano in the practice room until Chen Chufan sat on the chair in front of the piano.
"How should I practice?" Chen Chufan asked with some depression, saying that he had been practicing, but before he was a piano, Chen Chufan realized that he had no concept of practicing at all. From learning to now, he has always been soloing by himself and working with others, and he has never been able to do it!
"Uh? You haven't worked with a band before?" Huo Yuxing asked in confusion.
"Well, I used to play alone, and I really haven't cooperated!" Chen Chufan honestly told the truth.
"Honor! Brothers, Brother Chen's first cooperation was with us Qingshui Wushu Band! Let's applaud and celebrate!" Huo Yuxing's reaction was something that Chen Chufan did not expect. According to normal circumstances, shouldn't Huo Yuxing briefly introduce to him the key points of how to cooperate with the band? From this we can see that Comrade Huo is also quite unreliable!
Although Chen Chufan felt that he was unreliable, it was obvious that everyone in the band was very impressed by Brother Huo. His casual words caused the whole show to be emotional. Everyone applauded and Wang Tao even whistled while applauding.
Everyone's kind-hearted cheering made Chen Chufan feel a little embarrassed, but he didn't care too much. He just waited quietly for a group of people to make enough trouble, and then said with a wry smile: "Okay, brothers, there's really not much time left. This is the first time I'm working with someone. If I can't get along well and make a fool of myself today, you don't blame me!"
"Brother Chen, you are humble again, right? Just rely on your sense of music. Just practice casually, mainly to find some tacit understanding. Besides, playing in the club is not on DDTV, so there are so many things to pay attention to, just be able to get by. Don't think that those who come to consume can have a high appreciation ability. If you make some small mistakes, they can't find it!" Huo Yuxing said carelessly.
"If you practice it casually, you have to practice it. It's still 40 minutes to be five o'clock!" Chen Chufan said helplessly.
"Okay, let's practice a piece of music casually." Huo Yuxing turned over the music score on the piano and selected a song with a faster pace. "Just this, the rhythm is faster, suitable for cultivating a sense of tacit understanding! Brothers, you are ready, our band's third etude."
Chen Chufan was really uncomfortable when he practiced for the first time, but Huo Yuxing was right. When the second time started, Chen Chufan, who had a strong sense of music, found the rhythm, and the piano sound began to integrate into the entire band's performance system. As for the third time, in Huo Yuxing's words, Chen Chufan's performance was already perfect.
"Okay, it's so simple. At that time, you have to play any song, and it's absolutely fine. The songs ordered in the club are based on the song score. We have detailed music scores on the song score, so it's safer!" After playing three times, Huo Yuxing threw down the guitar in his hand and ran to greet Chen Chufan.
"Well, that's good. It's almost time. Let's go through now?" Chen Chufan also felt that it was almost done. It turned out that playing with people was not as complicated as he thought. When it was right, it would be enough to play the right syllables, and the score was marked. It was just that when the ensemble was played, it was difficult for him to play it at will, otherwise others would not be able to keep up with his own rhythm and would disrupt the rhythm of the entire band itself. Or if the tacit understanding between the people might improve, right? Chen Chufan thought silently.
"Well, I have to go there. If I go late, no one will be there. The foreman will complain again. I will be criticized!" Huo Yuxing nodded, affirmed Chen Chufan's problem, and turned to the band members and said, "Okay, brothers, I will take Brother Chen to start work first. You can practice here first!" As he said that, he took Chen Chufan out of the band practice room.
"Aren't we together?" Chen Chufan followed Huo Yuxing out of the band's practice room and asked in surprise.
"Of course, who will put a band in the restaurant?" Huo Yuxing explained to Chen Chufan: "Then it's a piano. If no one orders the song, you can just play it casually, and you can play whatever you want. I really don't know what to play. There are many music scores on the piano stands. Just find a book and play it down, but try to choose a song with a soothing rhythm. We are in a small performing arts hall in the club on the other side. The performance will start at 7:30 and end at 9:00. If we need a pianist here, someone will inform you of it!"
"Oh, so that's how it is!" Chen Chufan nodded in a clear understanding.
During the conversation, the legendary restaurant in Area C had arrived. Chen Chufan finally saw the place where he was about to work. The whole hall was rectangular, with the flavor of a Western restaurant. All of them were placed in long tables, and each table was partitioned, which was divided into small spaces. There were also rows of private rooms around the restaurant, but the doors were closed. In the middle of the hall was a piano. Chen Chufan couldn't see the brand, but this piano was the most luxurious one he had ever seen.
"Brother Chen, I'll send you here! If nothing happens, you can go to our place at about 8:30! If you are afraid that you can't find a place, you will take you there any waiter." Huo Yuxing patted Chen Chufan's shoulder and said.
"Uh? Shouldn't I get off work until 9 o'clock?" Chen Chufan asked in surprise.
"At 8:30, there were basically no people here. Why are you still playing alone here? Go to us for half an hour and you can also be at work! Don't worry, Xiao Liuyi has always been like this when you didn't come. Also, you can rest for a while every song you play. If you feel hungry, you can hurry up and say hello to the waiter in the restaurant while there is no one yet. The club will prepare a fast food for you, otherwise you will have to wait until 8:30 before you can have a meal." Huo Yuxing taught Chen Chufan experience.
"I understand, thank you today!" Chen Chufan thanked him seriously.
"Why are you talking about this? I'll thank you for more places in the future! I'll leave first, see you in the evening!" Huo Yuxing smiled mysteriously at Chen Chufan, then turned around and left the restaurant in District C.
Chen Chufan looked at Huo Yuxing's back and disappeared at the corner of the passage before turning around the restaurant. Chen Chufan looked for a waiter and asked for a fast food. The nameplate hanging on his left chest told the waiter his identity, so although it was Zhang Sheng's face, no one asked much. Soon a Western fast food was delivered to Chen Chufan.
After quickly finishing his dinner, Chen Chufan sat in front of the piano in the restaurant. It was actually still early, and there were not many people eating in the restaurant, and the whole restaurant seemed empty. However, Chen Chufan didn't care about this either. He sat in front of the piano, opened the piano cover, and casually found the piano score, and began to concentrate on playing.
Whenever Chen Chufan was immersed in music, time always passed quickly. He did not listen to Huo Yuxing's song, but he rested and kept playing one song after another, because only in this way could he feel very happy. He even played it very relaxedly, and naturally threw the music aside in many places and played it according to his own ideas. Just like Huo Yuxing said, he was not on DDTV anyway, so he just practiced the piano.
Chapter completed!