REMIX

He slightly lowered his face to meet my eyes, the unspoken words melted at the corner of his mouth, turning into an arc with ulterior motives.

There is a small tea room at the corner of the elevator. The upper, lower, left, and right wall panels are all lead gray. The sound of footsteps can be heard at the end of the corridor. There is no one around, only the sound of the wind.

In the cool light, I stared at his blue pupils, and I didn't know why I was laughing.

"It's none of your fucking business."

Only he could not understand this sentence.

"You are gay."

"What about you?" I asked him back, "Is that you?"

The front door of a room with a "photography" nameplate was opened, which also opened up the stalemate between us.A man with greasy hair in an open suit hurried past us, eyeing us suspiciously.

Lin Ruian spread out his palms, erased all the embarrassment, and made a "please" gesture.

"This way."

I licked my upper lip and nodded understandingly.

It was as if nothing happened between us.

This person has excellent public relations skills, is well versed in the skills of dealing with people, and has strong persuasive power. Squeezed brown sugar, I don't like this person, but I have to admit that he is a successful scout.

Because of one thing he was right.

I'm not going to have a hard time with money for an insignificant person.

Fortunately, this unpleasant topic can be stopped early, and the next thing is what I said before. I took me to the practice room, the rehearsal hall, and the recording studio is a large suite. It happens that no one is using it at this time. The staff was eating instant noodles on the desk outside, with unkempt hair and bloodshot eyes, stacks of discarded music scores were thrown in the trash can, Lin Ruian said hello to him.

"I haven't slept in a few days, my friend, pay attention to your body." He pointed to the inside, "Can I go in?"

"Go." The man glanced at me.

The room was pitch black, only the red indicator light of the mixer was glowing.

Because the soundproof walls are used on all sides of the recording studio, even my breathing can be clearly heard. The hanging microphone is only separated from me by a glass wall. I can’t believe it. This is the closest I’ve come to the ideal.

can i stay

"I guess, you may be worried about your studies? I understand this, and there is no delay. Many trainees are preparing for the college entrance examination while receiving announcements, and there will be many choices of schools in the future."

Lin Ruian leaned against the wall, smoothed the folds of the cuffs of his suit, and the deep voice in the silence seemed to be close to my ears, "In my current capacity, I am just scouting for newcomers. If you sign, the first half of the practice period Let me take you to learn basic skills such as vocal music, and after you officially debut, you will change to a more experienced manager."

"Of course, if I don't want you, I will apply to stay by your side. And," he snapped his fingers, rubbing his middle finger and thumb to hint, "if the contract is successful, the company can pay you a one-time signing bonus of [-] yuan. "

I didn't speak.Take off the hand pressed against the glass wall, leaving a circle of transparent and fuzzy fingerprints on the surface, reflecting the lowest light, and seeing my own face reflected on the glass.

"Assume that my contract with the company is valid for three years. During these three years, the songs I write, the albums I release, and all commercial activities must be represented by the company as a money-making machine." I said, "And they The right to wrap me or hide me and turn me into what they want?"

He shook his head helplessly. "Don't think so, dear."

"Bole is hard to find, a good company can save an artist ten years of struggle."

“The ultimate goal of collaboration is profit,” he said, “and to convert music into this form, we all have to pay a price, don’t we.”

After that, it seemed that it was almost time for dinner, and Lin Ruian dragged me to have dinner with him on the grounds that "eating alone is too miserable".Because I chose the place near the commercial street, the price can be imagined-I thought about the figures on the bill, and my teeth hurt from chewing on the steak, but he mistakenly thought that I was not enjoying western food, so he actively encouraged me to grab it with my hands. .

There are so many places like this in the world that I can't see. Money is used as the criterion to divide people. It is invisible, fair, and harmless, but it reminds everyone to see their own worth and weight.While controlling the knives and forks in my hand not to make any annoying noises, while peeking at the well-mannered, mature and elegant guests on other tables, I suddenly felt a sense of embarrassment.

After this exhausting dinner, I went to the parking lot with him. Recently, it got dark early, and it was impossible to judge the time from the sky.I walked behind him and took out my phone to take a look, and I heard him ask in front, "Are you an adult, right? Do you want to go to the Pub with me later? There are a few seniors in the same industry who are much older than me. If you have any questions and concerns, you can talk to them, and you can get in touch with this circle in advance."

I swallowed the words of refusal that came to my lips, and I didn't know how to answer, when suddenly there was the sound of brakes behind me.

I instinctively turned around to face the dazzling headlights of a Cayenne, but it stopped there, the door opened, and a man slowly got out.

I stood in the middle of the road and forgot to move.

When he stepped out with one foot, he put his hand on his waist to button up his suit. The other side seemed to stop Zhou Jingyang who was chasing out from the driver's seat, and also blocked several people coming out of the carriage.

This situation made me panic for no reason, he walked to me, put his palms around the back of my neck, his fingertips were a little cold.

"I told you that I don't want to see you for the second time," he said, "From this point of view, it's really a bad fate."

I lost my mind for a moment and lowered my head, unable to see his expression.

"Where are you taking him?"

Gong Junye said to Lin Ruian who was a few steps away and was stunned in front of the car, "Take me one?"