REMIX

Fei Na was waiting for me by the advertising wall of the subway station, with a constant flow of people behind me.She painted a rich smoky makeup, and she wore a short biker jacket, which made her legs especially long. She kept her hand in her pocket, chewed a piece of royal blue bubble gum, hooked her sunglasses off her face, and pointed at me. wink.

"Let's go."

When the two of us took the escalator together, the men on the other side were always staring at her legs against the clock, their heads funny following the escalator's mechanical rotation; and she had long been familiar with such sight, and deliberately blew The teasing whistle, seeing the embarrassment on the other party's face that he thought he hadn't been discovered and avoided hastily.

"I'm quite familiar with that place, besides, I'll be part of this performance, and I brought you there, so don't be nervous."

On our way to the meeting place, as a senior participant in this area, she explained to me the whole process as detailed as possible: the date of the music festival is December 31, from ten o'clock in the evening until twelve o'clock year, two hours.There are [-] contestants including me and Fei Na who received the invitation letter. The music styles are different, and they are divided into three parts: solo, feat and battle. In addition to improvisation and interaction, the [-] programs must be Cut five.

It's not an audition, it's not a competition, it's a performance - and it's not just a performance.Like some talent shows, it is not so much an entertainment activity as it is on the basis of recruiting newcomers. This form of publicity is a way to quickly gain popularity.

What makes me feel a little more relaxed is that the branch of JOAH is located in a bar with the same name, which is significantly different from the luxurious or decadent styles I was familiar with before. Graffiti, low-key and elegant decoration, this kind of occasion makes me much more comfortable, more suitable for me than that kind of high-rise buildings with a sense of isolation.

After we entered, we were led by a waiter who was more domineering than He Gu into the main hall where a few people were sitting sporadically. There were no customers in this bar, and dozens of chairs were randomly placed under an undecorated stage. There were people sitting, it seemed that some of them arrived before us, but the lighting was limited, and I didn't pay attention to the appearance of each of them. I pulled a chair with Fei Na and sat next to them in a remote corner.During this period, two people turned their heads this way.

"Almost all new faces." She clicked her tongue: "New people are interesting."

While I was in a daze, a girl with very light steps came in from the door, stepped onto the stage and turned on the lights in the whole room.Everyone was conditioned by this action, lifted up the stools and moved each other together, like gathering in the playground to listen to the principal's speech in elementary school.

"Come on! Look at me!"

The girl, with prominent dreadlocks, black-rimmed glasses, and a baggy men's camouflage jacket, bowed vigorously to us in a kind of prostration.

"Thank you for coming! I am the person in charge assigned by the director of this music festival. I am the one who sent the email. I am responsible for communicating with you. You can also treat me as a handyman and just call me Tata. Some friends You may have seen me in the interview section on the JOAH homepage, but that's beside the point..."

She clapped her hands, hoping to draw our attention, "Let us verify the identities of everyone according to the list later. After all, it is a commercial performance. We need to clarify some principled issues with you! Of course, if you have any doubts and requests, you are welcome. Just mention it! Because we may develop a longer-term cooperative relationship in the future, it would be great to get to know each other now."

"Then let me tell you what preparations you need to make from today."

——The solo track must be a new song that has not been released before. The target of the battle is determined by lottery, and the chorus is free for everyone to form a team.In other words, each person has to prepare three songs, check and accept them at the end of the month, and then rehearse according to the screening results.During this time period, the bar is free for everyone to use as a practice field, and it is open to all singers unconditionally.

Three songs.For new songs, I have to go back and see if I have leftovers available.

When registering information one by one later, Fei Na put my shoulders and said, "The result of the battle will affect whether to sign a contract with the website...you have to work hard when the time comes, JOAH's resources are still worth using."

I know she doesn't care about this, but I'm different. The platform is a backing and a springboard for me.I nodded.

However, 10 minutes later, the two of us looked at each other's handwritten names in the lottery, and felt a kind of malice from the supernatural power in the dark.

"..."

Seeing that I had nothing to say, she gave me a high five in an emotionless tone, "Congratulations."

I can't help but laugh.

"Let's see you on the PK stage."

After I came out of the bar, I made a note on the way back, and then I went home to prepare a meal as usual on weekends, and brought Xia Jie a bento.

"Oh oh how's baby!"

Seeing that she was more excited than I was, I handed her the two-layer wrapped food box and said, "I have to run around until November to practice singing."

"Need... uh... do I need to rent a venue? Is there any money?"

She seriously wanted to participate in my affairs, which made me smile at her with the corners of my mouth unconsciously, "No, there are provided over there."

"Want to buy equipment?" She bit her nails.

"Need not."

"clothing?"

"That hasn't been said yet."

"That……"

She rubbed her nose that was red in winter, pressed her fist against her lower lip, and tried to put on a carefree expression, "What can Mom do?"

"You sit in the first row of the auditorium."

I reached out and grabbed her sweater cuff.Old and a bit irritating.

"Cause honestly, I could show you better than I could tell you, and even though there's been moments whenever everything has fell through Wekeptit moving, assuming even the greatest failure Iswear this business shit is doordie If you don't work hard, you will be eliminated. Thisisreallife, theonlyonewegettolive every day someone succeeds because every day someone persistsIrememberbeingbrokeandthinkingsomethinggotagiveI still remember when I was broke and thinking about turning things around I'll live like this until I die someday"

I left the small shop we depended on for survival and turned on the door light.

As I made my way through the crowd with my earphones plugged in, I glanced at the sky.

"EverythingIseen, mademeeverythingIam what I see will make me Saidthisisreallife, GoddamnthisisreallifeThis is life, this is fucking life."