Chapter 94
They took a taxi to the nearest shopping mall. The air-conditioning in the mall was very strong. Zhou Li was only wearing a suspender top. After being exposed to the air for a while, she couldn't help but hug her arms and shiver.
Shan Jia was listening to the mall staff introduce the air conditioners. She suddenly turned around, glanced at Zhou Li, and said, "Wait for me at the door."
There are people coming in and out of the door all the time, and the air conditioning is not as strong as inside the mall.
Zhou Li rubbed his arms and said, "I'll accompany you."
"No need, it's just a small thing." Shan Jia pulled the brim of his hat coolly.
"Okay, I'll wait for you where the food is sold. Would you like something to drink?" Zhou Li asked.
"Mineral water." Shan Jia said.
Zhou Li made an OK sign and went over to wait for her.
Shan Jia glanced at Zhou Li's back and said simply to the staff who were still selling, "This is it. Can you deliver it to your home for renovation today?"
The staff member was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect the lady to make the decision so quickly. A big smile spread across her face. "Of course!"
"Where is the payment?" Shan Jia asked.
"Ma'am, please come this way. If you pay today, you can also enter our shopping mall's lucky draw. The first prize is a trip for two~"
Shan Jia was not interested and did not believe that she could win the first prize, but since she had paid the money, it would be easy for her to draw the lottery. She reached into the lottery box, casually took out a piece of paper and handed it to the person who had just served her.
The staff carefully opened the note and said in surprise, "Congratulations, you've won our third prize, a life-size bear!"
Shan Jia looked at the unusually large lotus-colored bear on the counter, and only had one question in his mind: "How on earth am I going to get this thing back?"
Two staff members lifted it up together and handed it to Shan Jia. Shan Jia tried to hold it first, but found that it blocked his view, so he simply carried it on his back. He nodded to the staff, left his address, and walked around the mall with the big bear he had just won on his back, attracting a lot of people's attention.
The androgynous girl dressed casually was coolly carrying a big lotus-colored teddy bear on her back. The teddy bear was almost as long as her height. Shan Jia tightened the teddy bear behind her, held the teddy bear's hands, and went to find Zhou Li.
Zhou Li was sitting in the store, looking down at his phone, when he suddenly heard a cry of surprise. A child drinking milk tea in the store chirped, "What a huge bear!"
"Bear is coming!"
Zhou Li looked up and saw a slender figure appear on the floor-to-ceiling glass in front of her. Shan Jia stood outside the glass, raised his bear paw and waved at her, then made a gesture to leave.
Zhou Li looked at the doll on Shan Jia's back with surprise, then grabbed his drink and the mineral water he bought for Shan Jia and went out to find her.
Shan Jia stood outside the door waiting for her with an expressionless face. Behind her stood a few children who had followed her secretly all the way, but seeing that the young lady was difficult to get along with, none of the children dared to approach her.
Zhou Li laughed when he saw Shan Jia and said, "What's wrong with you? How come there's such a big bear lying on you?"
Shan Jia reached out for water. There was a bench next to her, so she put the big bear on the bench to drink water. Zhou Li curiously grabbed the big bear's paw to play with it. The doll was soft and felt like a cloud.
"You actually like this kind of thing." Zhou Li sighed as he touched it. Shan Jia took a sip of water and said slowly, "I just got it as a gift from a lottery."
"Then you are really lucky." Zhou Li couldn't help but hug the doll's neck and rub it.
At this moment, Shan Jia's phone suddenly rang. It was Zhu Le, who was yelling on the phone: "Boss? Aren't you home? There are two bottles of drinks at the door. Can I have some? I'm dying of thirst!"
Shan Jia said, "I'll be back soon. I'll ask for the drinks for you." She put down her phone and asked Zhou Li, "Zhu Le is here. He wants to drink the drink you left at the door."
"Drink it." Zhou Li hugged the teddy bear tightly.
Shan Jia said to the phone: "Did you hear it?"
"I understand." Zhu Le squatted at Shan Jia's door and drank happily.
Back at the taxi, Shan Jia and Zhou Li, one lifting their head and the other lifting their feet, finally managed to stuff Xiong into the taxi. Zhou Li wanted to stay with Xiong, so she sat in the back, while Shan Jia got in the front. She said to the driver, "Jiamu Garden."
Looking in the rearview mirror, Zhou Li stayed close to his teddy bear all the way and didn't feel hot at all.
The temperature rose as the afternoon progressed, and Zhu Le could no longer bear squatting at the door. In this season and this temperature, friends who could come out to meet him were all true love. He wore a sleeveless jacket and squatted at the door of Shan Jia's house, sweating profusely. He finished both drinks. Shan Jia and Zhou Li finally arrived, one in front and one behind, one carrying the bear on his back and the other carrying it from below.
"You two are just going to get this thing?" Zhu Le stood up and complained with sweat on his forehead, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Zhou Li poked his head out from under the bear's feet: "You'll feel comfortable soon~"
Shan Jia opened the door and put Xiong on the sofa. Zhu Le pulled his collar and stood under the fan to enjoy the breeze. There was another knock on the door. Zhou Li went to open it: "The master is here, be careful."
Zhu Le turned his head curiously, and two workers came in carrying the air conditioner and asked where to install it.
Danjia refers to the location and is installed in the living room.
Zhu Le suddenly laughed, "Boss, you also know it's hot?"
Shan Jia took off his hat and hung it on the clothes hanger at the door. He ignored Zhu Le and went to wash his face. The installer worked quickly and finished it in half an hour. He turned on the air conditioner and a gust of cool air blew in his face. Zhou Li, who was lying on the sofa, let out a comfortable sigh.
After seeing the master off, Zhu Le squatted in Shan Jia's refrigerator to look for water. Shan Jia opened the door of her side bedroom and said, "Listen to our results this morning."
Zhu Le went in again, put on his headset, and after listening hesitantly asked, "Who's singing this? Boss, aren't you going to be the lead singer?"
Shan Jia knocked Zhu Le on the head and asked, "How's the song?"
"It sounds nice!" Zhu Le said innocently, "Why does this sound so familiar to me?" At this time, Zhou Li also squeezed in and closed the window where Shan Jia was lying on his side. The cool air from the living room floated in along the fan, making his pores feel comfortable.
"I can sing." Zhou Li said
"You?" Zhu Le was surprised.
Zhou Li snorted: "Are you scared?" She never mentioned the embarrassing scene when Shan Jia forced her to sing in the morning.
"You sang very well!" Zhu Le gave Zhou Li a thumbs-up. "Is this the first song of our Rebirth Band?"
Zhu Le felt itchy and wanted to be a masochist.
"Should we send it to Boss Wang to listen to? He was clamoring to hear it yesterday."
Zhou Li looked at Shan Jia, who nodded casually and said, "Send it if you want."
The song is not yet finished. Shan Jia adjusted the audio track on the computer, trying to add some other things to make the whole song richer.
Zhou Li leaned over and said, "I haven't posted anything on Orange Video this week. How about we record a band performance and I'll post it online?"
Shan Jia had no objection. Zhou Li had 200,000 fans, which was considered a warm-up for the Rebirth Band. It was not easy for a band that had just started out, so free publicity was naturally what they wanted.
Shan Jia said, "I'll go get my phone. Zhu Le, please put the instruments in place."
Zhu Le is very familiar with Shan Jia's "small recording studio". All the songs of the Windmill Band were produced here. Don't be fooled by the small size of the room and the black walls. All the money from Shan Jia's performances was invested in it. The walls were renovated at a high price to ensure that they are soundproof walls that will not disturb the residents. The windows are also soundproof windows. Even the floor was specially chosen by Shan Jia, which is the top floor. She really did her best for music.
Zhu Le found the bass and put it aside. He somehow pulled out the sofa against the wall and made a drum set from it. All the instruments were squeezed together. Shan Jia took out a mobile phone holder and placed it in front of it. After adjusting the position, he tried to let Zhu Le play a piece. Zhu Le played it easily and Shan Jia gave him an OK sign.
Zhou Li sat against the wall, Shan Jia sitting on a chair next to her. Zhu Le could only stand, one in front of the other. Shan Jia suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait." She pulled the microphone over and held it in front of Zhou Li, asking, "Am I blocking you?"
Zhou Li shook his head.
The recording officially started, and the first song of the Rebirth Band was born in a small room.
The bass playing of this song is very simple, and the drum sounds are interspersed from the beginning to the end. In order to facilitate Zhou Li's singing, only the passionate drum beats at the beginning are played by Zhou Li himself. When Zhou Li starts singing, the drum sounds are played by the effects device.
This was the first rehearsal of the Rebirth Band, and Zhou Li took it very seriously. Although the venue was not big and there were no audiences, when the three of them picked up their instruments, their eyes were filled with love for music.
"123, get up."
Zhou Li struck the drumstick, hitting the first accent. The bass was the glue, the guitar was free and unrestrained, and the melody was fresh. Zhou Li began to sing, which was completely different from when she recorded. The live performance made her heart particularly excited.
"Let me see!" They had an incredible tacit understanding the first time they recorded the video. It was obviously Zhu Le's first time performing this song, but he performed it unexpectedly smoothly. He squeezed next to Shan Jia, anxious to watch the video they recorded. Shan Jia stretched out his hand and handed the phone to Zhou Li.
Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, and Shan Jia looked at her seriously and said, "You take a look first. If you think it's not okay, we'll do it again." After all, it was going to be posted on Zhou Li's video account. Shan Jia felt that she had no say in whether it would work or not.
Zhu Le scratched his head, knowing that the boss's decision was difficult to change.
Zhou Li smiled. She stood up, took the phone, and looked at it. Her face was expressionless. Zhu Le and Shan Jia were looking at her. Zhou Li deliberately kept them in suspense and said, "The lighting on this video is a bit dim, so it doesn't look very clear. The back is also out of focus."
Shan Jia and Zhu Le's faces were filled with visible disappointment. Shan Jia said solemnly, "Let's record it again."
Zhu Le said dejectedly, "I thought I played really well this time."
"But," Zhou Li said, "it's enough that the song is good."
Zhou Li smiled and turned up the volume. She announced, "The reborn team song is called 'Freedom.' What do you think?"
The melody of this song is like the grassland blown by the wind in the wilderness, the rich and colorful green undulating with the wind, and like crystal waves blowing in your face. The music is natural and lively, like a little deer in the mountains.
A smile appeared on Shan Jia's face, which had remained motionless for thousands of years: "Okay."
Zhu Le raised his right hand and punched, "Yes! Rebirth!"
Zhou Li lowered her head and chose not to edit, but to publish it as it was. She said in the copy: "It's been a long time since we last met. I formed a band. This is the first song we created. I hope you like it!"
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