Huayu 1995

Chapter 293 Depressing Moments in the Karaoke Bar (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The large bed we bought was actually made of solid wood; many things in this era are very practical.

It's perfectly normal for it to last for 10 or 20 years.

It took Su Chao, along with a monk and two shop assistants, to install the large bed in his new bedroom.

"This room doesn't get much sunlight..."

Lin Zhimeng made the bed for Su Chao.

"It's ok."

Su Chao doesn't care what kind of bed he sleeps in; he only cares about who he sleeps with.

"These sheets are new. I washed and dried them in the sun for you, so you don't need to wash them again."

Lin Zhimeng recalled that when Su Chao first moved into the small living room on the second floor, she had clearly laid out clean sheets for him, but she didn't know where Su Chao's obsession with cleanliness came from, because he took the sheets to wash the next morning.

"Mengmeng, I am a normal, virile man."

Su Chao watched as Lin Zhimeng knelt on his new bed, smoothing out the wrinkles in the sheets bit by bit.

I can't watch anymore.

That's so damn exciting.

I feel like I'll have to wash this sheet again tomorrow morning.

"What do you mean?"

Lin Zhimeng was puzzled. She knelt on the bed and looked at Su Chao with a blank expression.

Have you ever heard of nocturnal emission?

Su Chao wasn't some naive young boy; he had no idea what shyness was. If he was really shy, he was definitely faking it.

Lin Zhimeng was stunned for a moment, her fair face began to blush, and then became redder and redder.

"what!"

Finally, she screamed and jumped out of bed, fleeing without even putting on slippers.

It was as if she was worried that Su Chao would just pin her down on the bed.

Young people full of youthful vigor are terrifying.

Su Chao didn't stop her; he laughed heartily behind her.

There was no other way; he had to rush to the karaoke bar.

He had previously promised to go to a karaoke bar once a month, but in reality, it's difficult for Su Chao to keep that promise now.

However, it's fine to arrange one like this occasionally.

The karaoke bar was packed with customers.

Su Chao came to Casablanca last August and left in October. It's only the beginning of March now, and it already feels like things have changed.

Most people were meeting Su Chao for the first time, encountering this legendary figure who once sang in Casablanca.

Not many people are looking forward to Su Chao's return.

People always overestimate their importance in other people's eyes, thinking that many people will be saddened by their departure, but in reality, they are just an insignificant highlight in other people's lives.

There are many such highlights, and they are not irreplaceable.

Su Chao interacted enthusiastically with the audience, fulfilling his promise to the karaoke bar.

The nightclub paid me 50,000 yuan for my appearance in Casablanca.

It's 20,000 more expensive than the previous 30,000.

This money was well spent.

Currently, Su Chao's appearance fee has risen from 20,000 to 30,000 to 50,000 to 60,000.

However, according to Lu Bu's analysis, Su Chao has currently suspended accepting ordinary commercial offers because it won't be long before Su Chao's commercial offer price can rise to around 80,000.

Once the effects of the second album are fully realized, or when "My Sassy Girl" is released, asking for 100,000 will be a piece of cake.

In mainland China, this would be considered a top-tier price.

"Whenever I hear a melancholy melody / It stirs up painful memories / Whenever I see the white moonlight / I think of your face..."

"Faith" is a song from the album.

It's of very high quality, but it's not the album's secondary single; the song on side B, "Friends," is the secondary single.

However, this still doesn't stop the song "Faith" from becoming a huge hit and a favorite for many.

Lin Zhimeng sat in a corner of the karaoke room.

She didn't come with Su Chao.

Instead, it was just me alone.

The booth she was in was a small booth, reserved for couples.

She's sitting alone now.

Such a beautiful woman is not short of suitors.

Nightclubs are places where hormones boil, and men and women enact wild legends dominated by desire.

However, her lonely and aloof temperament always makes it difficult for people to muster the courage.

The Rolex on his wrist and the bottle of wine on the table would deter anyone with even a little knowledge of the market.

This wasn't the first time Lin Zhimeng had heard "Faith".

After Su Chao's album was recorded, the demo tape was immediately sent to her by Su Chao.

If she collaborates with pirates and produces pirated albums two months in advance, the legitimate albums might sell at least a third less.

This was Lin Zhimeng's first time hearing a live performance. As Su Chao's not-so-honorable vocal coach, Lin Zhimeng could offer a fair assessment:

Not only has her singing ability improved significantly, but her emotions have also become more abundant.

"If I had kissed you then / If I had held you then / Perhaps the ending would have been hard to say / I have so many regrets and so many hopes / Do you know that..."

The lighting in the karaoke bar was chaotic.

The wine in the glass tasted the same as the one Lin Zhimeng often drank.

She just didn't know why, but she felt that the wine was more intoxicating today.

She placed the back of her hand on her cheek, feeling the burning heat that had scorched the moisture stirred up by the singer on stage.

On stage, Su Chao had already started singing his second song.

Today's event isn't about song requests, but rather following the order he set – for the audience at the "Depressing Live" event.

Pain is more memorable than happiness.

Most people can't understand the lyrics of "I Believe" unless they've seen the Chinese translation on the album cover.

The lyrics there say:

For me, even waiting is pure happiness, solely because of this love. Though another day has passed, and I don't know the way back, I will still wait. I only have you...

Su Chao sang a total of six songs.

The atmosphere in the karaoke bar was fantastic, and the new customers belatedly realized that a popular singer was performing for them.

They used their usual spending money to attend a small concert.

Casablanca truly lives up to its reputation.

Currently, among similar music venues, the only one that can rival it is Heaven on Earth, which takes a different approach and skirts the edges of the music scene.

Of course, Su Chao lived up to his reputation.

Their performance on stage was truly outstanding, demonstrating a solid professional level, completely unlike what some so-called "old customers" described as terrible.

"I never thought that someone with such mediocre singing skills could become popular."

You consider this half-baked?

If you're so capable, then come up here and try!
"These days, people pay for sound engineers; it's already a good thing if they don't sing off-key live."

Su Chao's singing is almost identical to that in the album; there was no sound engineer involved, and there was no off-key singing or anything like that.

Singing six songs non-stop while maintaining a consistently high level of skill is a feat few singers possess.

"Thank you everyone. I'm so glad to have spent such an unforgettable evening with my brothers and sisters. Good times always fly by, and it's time to say goodbye again. Let's say goodbye together with 'Goodbye,' just like when we first met~"

The atmosphere is all here.

The old guests and the new guests, those who could sing and those who couldn't, slowly hummed the same tune along with the music.

I'm afraid I won't have the chance to say goodbye to you.
In the final moments, Su Chao, like Wu Bai, left the stage to the audience.

He bowed in admiration as everyone sang along, then walked to a corner, took Lin Zhimeng's hand, picked her up (she was already tipsy), and carried her away from the karaoke bar.

This wasn't Su Chao's last appearance in a karaoke bar, but it became his most legendary moment in Casablanca.

A boy under nineteen is more manly than a thirty-year-old man.

This kind of personal charm makes it unforgettable for anyone who witnesses it.

"Put me down!"

Lin Zhimeng obediently curled up in Su Chao's arms, but she still looked defiant.

"Sis, why did you drink so much today? You finished the whole bottle. Did you forget that you only have half a bottle left?"

Su Chao was helpless.

His original plan was to lead the most beautiful girl away, to satisfy his male vanity.

Little did I know that this woman was practically drinking herself into a stupor.

"I feel like I've let you down..."

Lin Zhimeng choked up a little.

When she got drunk, she was no longer the eldest sister who had lost her parents and raised her younger sister alone.

She was just a young girl who was only twenty-one years old.

Many people at this age may not have graduated from university yet.

Su Chao wrote such a sad song, and sang it with such sadness, clearly indicating that he had suffered heartbreak.

And this emotional wound was most likely inflicted on her.

Such a brilliant young man, dazzling like the morning sun, could have any girl he wanted, yet he fell for someone who rejected love.

She felt distressed.

"In that case, let's sleep together tonight. That would be fair to me."

Su Chao chuckled.

When you meet a girl you like, if you're lucky, you'll find true love; if you're unlucky, you'll just have some fun.

"Su Chao, you bastard!"

That bit of sadness was completely swept away by Su Chao's shamelessness.

Su Chao shoved Lin Zhimeng into the car, fastened her seatbelt, and then kissed her passionately.

What bad intentions could the tongue possibly have at this moment?

It just wants someone to talk to!

(End of this chapter)