"And...what's going on with your band?"
The expression on Catherine's face kept changing, sadness, pain, entanglement, and struggle. Then she sighed and said:
"Actually, Peter and I were already dating when we formed the band. He plays guitar well, and I'm the lead singer, so we have a good chemistry."
"I remember you telling me that you were in a relationship with a very handsome and talented boy... But... Catherine, do you have any misunderstandings about handsomeness?"
Even though Xu Qirou didn't want to hurt her sister's feelings, it was really hard for her to understand. How could that gloomy-looking man be handsome?
"He wasn't like this before..."
"After we graduated, I met Peter at a party. He was really handsome and talented back then. We were both so energetic back then, and we could talk about music all day long!"
“Our band’s most famous song, ‘Rod Fire’, was written when we first got together!”
"We were relatively well-known at the time, and I met Mike at a bar, so we formed a band and performed everywhere. We made a decent income and a lot of money."
"After about half a year, our creativity hit a bit of a bottleneck. You know, my talent has never been as good as yours."
"Then Peter got the big M. You know, a lot of people in our music circle rely on it for inspiration."
Unlike China, which strictly prohibits any drug-related products, many states in the United States allow things like big M.
"We've had many arguments about this. You know Rou, I even hate cigarettes."
"We later broke up, but the band was our livelihood, and we had finally gained some fame, so even though we were no longer together, we still didn't disband."
"Emily joined later. Peter brought her in because we needed a bass to add variety to the band, but by then I wasn't in love with him anymore, so it didn't matter."
"Before last year, we were actually doing pretty well. Although we didn't have as many performances as we did at the beginning, we were still living a pretty good life."
"But then some new bands emerged, some of which had styles similar to ours. However, we hadn't produced any good music in a while and we couldn't compete with those still young and passionate bands."
"So we're gradually being able to take on fewer and fewer activities and performances, and our lives are becoming increasingly difficult. A few days ago, I told you I was going to perform in Texas, but it was actually just to celebrate a farmer's birthday."
Xu Qirou roughly understood what Catherine said next without her saying anything. In the final analysis, it was because of their previous small fame and the sudden increase in money that made them a little arrogant and they were no longer able to focus on creation.
But their songs are not the kind of hits that can last a lifetime. Most likely, they are like some internet celebrity songs that were popular on Kuaiyin, which made a lot of waves but then disappeared.
So when the band faced huge challenges in its survival, the appearance of Xu Qirou and Su Bai became their life-saving straw.
Peter and Emily wanted Catherine to use their previous relationship to ask Xu Qirou for help. Of course, they were more focused on MMK's Su Bai, hoping to use Su Bai's songs to become popular again and return to the top.
But Catherine was not the kind of person who could lower herself to beg Xu Qirou. She really just wanted to get together with Xu Qirou, but she didn't expect to be backstabbed by Peter and Emily.
"Catherine," Xu Qirou said with a sudden serious expression.
"Let me tell you first, I'm very willing to help you, but there are two things I need to make clear to you."
Catherine waved her hands a little embarrassedly: "No, no, I don't even want to tell you this, but things have developed to this point and I can only tell you clearly, but this does not mean that I want to force you to help us."
"I just want to explain the situation to you, but Rou, I can handle it myself."
Xu Qirou hugged Catherine and said, "Please listen to me first."
"Actually, what those two ungrateful bastards said just now was right. We're good friends, and you took such good care of me before, so it's only natural for me to help you! And I'm very willing to do so!"
"What I want to tell you is, first of all, I want to help you, not your band!"
Catherine looked up a little confused: "What do you mean?"
"Your band should just break up as soon as possible. Honestly, you're always hanging out with drug addicts, and I'm worried you'll pick up a bad habit!"
"The second point is, let me make it clear first. Even if I'm helping you, I absolutely can't ask Su Bai to write a song for you, let alone just give you a song for free without signing my name. I have to make this clear first."
"As for how to help you..."
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