190 Youthful performance
Ed Sheeran was a little nervous at this time. No, strictly speaking, he was very nervous..
He never imagined that he would win the opportunity to perform in a pioneer village. This is a pioneer village! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime underground stage for independent singers！
For the general public, the Pioneer Village has no reputation, and tourists will not choose to visit here. There are only 80 or less similar bars in Greenwich Village. It is just an ordinary bar on the roadside. ; But among real insiders, the name of Pioneer Village is well-known, not because of how "famous" the stage here is, but because of how professional the people here are. Just relying on word of mouth is enough to make independent people The singer has made a name for himself.
To put it simply, Pioneer Village strips away all commercial atmosphere and completely returns to the essence of music. What is tested is the true strength of the singer, whether the performance is good or bad, and whether the performance is wonderful or not, it is clear at a glance.
Ed never imagined that he would actually win the opportunity to perform in the Pioneer Village. All of this was so wonderful, so beautiful that it was a bit unreal. He felt as if his feet were stepping on clouds, and there was no one soft and fluffy. Focus on it, my mind is so blank that I can’t even remember that all this happened..
Then Eddard saw Renly coming towards him..
A white T-shirt paired with black jeans, and a sky blue denim jacket on top. The golden brown slightly curled shorts seemed to be much longer and messy than the last time they met. They drooped down uninhibitedly, matching the night of the award ceremony. His suits and leather shoes are very different. It seems that he is a different person inside and out..
“You're here." With a smile on his lips, Renly pulled Edd down from the clouds with a simple greeting. The solid feeling from his feet made everything become real, "How's it going? are you ready？”
Ed's tongue was a little knotted, and his brain was a little knotted, "Uh..." Then Edd took out a bunch of things from his pocket, held it in his hand, and handed it to Renly. It looked like The masked man in "Spirited Away", then Renly himself is...Qianxun？
After thinking about it, Renly couldn't help but laugh. This expression made Eddard more and more embarrassed. He looked at Renly with a confused and panic expression, and he was at a loss..
Renly quickly suppressed his smile, stretched out his hands, and then watched Eddard put all the crumpled banknotes in his palms. The small pile looked like a small mountain, "I need to count them." Lan Li said seriously, with a faint smile flashing in his eyes..
This response made Eddard feel relieved. This was the cash he had worked so hard to accumulate. If Renly just took it and put it away casually, as if he didn't care at all, then he would definitely feel disappointed; But Renly's serious but relaxed attitude showed enough respect and placed the two people on an equal footing..
Ed couldn't help scratching his head and showing a big smile.
“Come with me, we are old acquaintances here." Renly motioned for Eddard to follow him, and took Eddard to the reserved booth in the corner, carefully flattened all the cash, folded it, and Count one by one.
Although the cash seemed like a mess, Renly knew that it was probably Eddard's money saved after performing on the streets, and behind every note was his hard work. Renly did it better than anyone else. You know, how hard-won this is.
“Pretty accurate. Two hundred and fifty dollars in total, right? "Renly's question made Eddard nodded quickly and expressed his affirmation. Renly said with a smile, "How's it going? How did it feel after arriving in New York?？”
Ed thought about it seriously, "This is better than Los Angeles." After saying this, he felt that this was too general, so he added, "One day's income here can be worth a week's performance in Los Angeles." His expression was difficult to understand. Concealing his excitement, “I always thought there were more opportunities in Los Angeles..”
“Los Angeles is a city for actors, but New York is a city for art." Eddard suddenly realized what Renly said..
Los Angeles and New York are both cities where street performances are very popular, but there are obvious differences between the two cities. The streets of Los Angeles are more filled with performers or jugglers. For example, artists dressed in Iron Man costumes take photos with tourists. Another example is Street performers perform fire-breathing stunts; but in New York, the streets are more about violin performances, guitar singing, and even symphony performances. Of course, there is no absolute, but relatively speaking, the two cities have such different tendencies.
Therefore, for folk singers like Ed, New York is his paradise. As long as he sits down and sings on the streets of Greenwich Village or in the Broadway subway station, he can earn three hundred or four hundred dollars a day. Difficult matter.
“How about it? What new inspirations have you found in songwriting recently? "Renly's proactive question made Ed a little shy and a little excited. He said eagerly, "I saw your news report in Toronto. It's everywhere..”
This made Renly chuckle, "I thought we were talking about music right now." After a day of adjustment at Mount Sinai Hospital, the last thing he needed now was to keep talking about Toronto..
Ed nodded repeatedly and said excitedly, "When I was in the UK, I composed a piece of music, but it was never perfected. Last week at the intersection of Forty-second Street and Broadway Avenue, I finally completed it successfully.！”
Forty-second Street, Renly knew, was the famous red light district on Manhattan Island..
“So are you going to play tonight? "Renly took up the conversation, which gave Eddard the courage to continue talking..
The night had completely fallen, and after 8:30, the bar finally became a little lively. However, because it was a Monday, there were only eight or nine tables of customers in the store, and the whole bar was still a little empty. The original schedule was to start at 8:30 Stanley also postponed the performance to nine o'clock.
Although there were not many customers in the bar, Ed couldn't help but become nervous. It was not because of the number of people that he had faced busier places when he was stationed at bars in Los Angeles; but because of the venue, This is a pioneer village! This also means that it is very likely that those sitting in the audience are extremely picky professional and senior fans.！
This made Ed's adrenaline start to rise..
From Ed's performance, you can hear that he is nervous. His voice is not fully opened, which leads to some out-of-tune problems in details. Moreover, the problem that his voice is too thin is also exposed, and the whole performance seems a bit tight..
For Renly, he thinks it is understandable. Not to mention that Eddard is only nineteen years old this year and is older than Renly. This is Eddard's first official performance stage. It is not possible to control the whole audience. A simple thing. Just think back to Renly's first scene in "War in the Pacific"..
However, this is incomprehensible to the bar audience. The same question comes to almost every guest's mind. What happened to the resident singer of Pioneer Village today? Big loss of standards！
Stanley couldn't help sweating his palms. Before tonight's performance, Stanley conducted a simple audition, asking Ed to play a piece directly. Although Ed's singing at that time was not amazing, it was indeed He has potential, but his performance tonight was too abnormal..
Eddard couldn't help but panic. After finishing the song, his sharply shaking pupils revealed his true inner emotions. His fledgling youthfulness could hardly be concealed. But compared to Renly, he showed such mature control at such a young age. , Ed’s performance is more in line with his age..
For a moment, Eddard was a little stunned as he sat in the middle of the stage. Renly couldn't help but hold his forehead and had to remind him aloud, "What happened just now?".”
Ed reacted for a moment, then thought about it, forced himself to calm down, and started to pluck the strings again. The clear melody slowly flowed down from the milky-yellow halo, with a touch of sadness and a slight coldness. It was revealed between the musical notes, "White lips, pale face, sucking white snowflakes, blackened lungs, sour mouth. The lights are out, the day has passed, and I am still worried about the rent. The long night, strange man.”
This is Ed Sheeran's famous song, "the-a-te". The sad lyrics and cold melody complement each other, and in a few words, the tragic life of a /prostitute/woman is outlined, especially that sentence "This world is so cold that even angels can't fly." It touched the hearts of countless listeners..
Now Ed is still young, but it is this youth that brings the most primitive, pure and true emotions, slowly rendering the emotions in the song. Perhaps, Ed's voice is still slightly It seemed thin and was still trembling slightly; perhaps, Ed's singing skills were still a little immature and he could not complete the singing with ease...but he interpreted the essence of the ballad, which was enough to impress the audience..
The restlessness and discussion in the pioneer village gradually calmed down. It can be clearly felt that people couldn't help but temporarily stopped what they were doing and looked at them..
At this time, the door of the bar was opened again, and a middle-aged man walked in, skillfully found a seat and sat down. His movements were very light, making almost no noise, and did not disturb Ed's performance..
Renly turned his head and looked over conditionedly, and found that he was an old customer. There was no need for Renly to come forward, and the waiter would naturally come to greet him. Then, Renly withdrew his eyes again and looked towards the front of the stage. Ed in the center.
Pioneer Village has such a magic power. In a small space, all guests’ eyes are firmly fixed on the performers in the center of the stage, stripping away all additional attributes and just focusing on music and performance. As long as their performance is exciting enough, the audience is willing to applaud！
When "Top" finished singing, "Bah bang bang", the pioneer village gave the most direct response without hesitation..8
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