King of Stage

"Wait, wait, you say my beat is wrong?"

"That's what it is!"

"It's obviously Ronan! I hit it according to the original beat..."

"...That's not true. Ronan is in full swing tonight. His tone, intonation and rhythm are all at their best. There are no mistakes from the beginning to the end. Don't shirk responsibility."

"Where! What I heard was Ronan grabbing the beat, okay?"

"Trust me! You did make a mistake."

"Are you sure it wasn't your bass that made a mistake? Then you refused to admit the mistake and blamed it on me? Your hands were visibly shaking during the last song."

"Me? Shaking hands? Haha, this is the funniest joke I've heard this year. Do you know who I am? I'm our band's technical signature, okay?"

"Technical facade? I'm still the most handsome in the universe! Cliff! Cliff! What do you think? Help judge, Maxim is pouring dirty water on me!"

"You just know that you are wrong, otherwise how can you ask Cliff for help, but not Ronan?"

Chattering, bustling, laughing and joking.

The members of the band are red-faced and arguing about the details of tonight's performance. While moving the instruments, they are discussing the performance, which is very lively.

Although the audience in the bar responded well, it also means that the performance was a success. It has been a long, long time since the band has received such positive feedback, and their mood has also soared; however, they themselves must calm down and re-examine the stage. What mistakes have been made, and how to avoid the same mistakes in the next performance, this is also part of the work.

It's just... the voices of Maxim and Oli are all lingering in my ears tonight, and the two of them can equal the power of a hundred flies.

Ronan's body was still a little weak, the fever had not completely subsided, and the fatigue after the excitement began to invade, so he quietly listened in, with a faint smile on his mouth, watching Maxim and Ollie as if cats and dogs were fighting , very happy.

And what about Cliff?

Cliff was still preoccupied.

During the 30 minutes they stood on the stage, they temporarily forgot their predicament, returned to simplicity, and just wholeheartedly enjoyed the happiness and joy brought by the performance; The pressure is back again.

Tonight's performance has successfully won cheers and applause from the audience, and then? what's next? What should we do in the future?

They need to come back to reality after all.

The cheerful emotions slowly settled down, and the joy on the brows and the corners of the mouth also gradually dissipated. However, upon hearing Ollie's call, Cliff smiled again and temporarily hid his worries—at least , you can enjoy the carnival tonight, and worry about the future tomorrow.

"I'm on Maxim's side, Ollie, you know, you are the one who makes the most mistakes among the four of us. Tonight is no exception." Cliff gave his opinion.

"Then what about the one with the second most mistakes?" Before Oli could speak, Cliff was stunned by Maxim's sentence of robbery, which obviously meant something.

Ronan, who was on the sidelines, was full of interest and smiling, only a pack of melon seeds and a bottle of beer were missing.

"Hey!"

When Cliff walked forward again, a figure suddenly jumped out from the corner and greeted with a smile on his face, but the sudden movement without warning shocked Ronan severely. Reflexively, he froze in place, not daring to move——

Because judging from Ronan's own past experience, when faced with fright, no matter going forward or backward, it may cause chaos, but staying in place can reduce the risk. Of course, risks cannot be completely avoided, but standing still is the best choice to avoid adding chaos.

at the same time,

Maxim was taken aback, and took a big step back, but he bumped into Ollie, who was completely indifferent. Ollie, who was standing there safe and sound, was stepped on his feet, screamed, and was forced to back up After taking two big steps, he almost bumped into Ronan who fell at the end.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry", Oli quickly turned around and apologized, and noticed Ronan who was stunned at a glance, his eyes showed worry, but then he saw Ronan come back to his senses, and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, the still shocked look was gone. Let Ollie laugh heartlessly.

"Hahaha!"

The rough laughter was like making an explosion, hitting the eardrum with a bang, and the shock wave of the aftershock spread. Maxim turned around with a ghostly expression on his face, and even Cliff and the intruder in front also Then they looked over, all looking at Ollie, curious about what happened behind.

The scene was once chaotic.

In the end, Ronan was the first to come back to his senses. Because of his position, he took all the situation into his eyes, so he took the initiative to ask, "Who is it?"

At this time, the band members realized the "culprit" and looked forward again.

Duncan Turner, who once again became the focus of attention, looked a little embarrassed, "Sorry, I didn't mean it."

Duncan never expected that his "ambush" would actually create such a turmoil - he had never done such a thing in high school or college before, but now that he is middle-aged, he took the initiative to seek out the door so recklessly, and Duncan also Don't know what is the right way to do it.

"I... I just want to say, tonight's performance was really good, I mean, very good." Duncan didn't realize his lack of vocabulary at all, and used the same adjective over and over again. , but the emotions of excitement and joy still burst out involuntarily.

"Wow, thank you." Ronan's eyes curled up, and a full smile flowed out, "This is our honor, this is the first time someone likes our stage so much..." At this point, Ronan realized that This is his first time, but not necessarily the first time for the band, so he added, "For a long time, we almost lost our confidence."

Ollie also nodded, "Thank you for liking our show."

Such a simple but passionate sentence made Duncan's mood soar again, "You should believe in yourself, we really enjoy it, and look forward to seeing more performances from you in the future. I'm serious." Then, without realizing it, Duncan began to dance, waving his hands, using gestures to reinforce his words.

"I mean, I've seen many, many performances, including a lot of great musicians, but there are very few that can really arouse the enthusiasm of the audience, and you should be proud of your performance tonight. I really hope that you can be on the stage. to a higher stage."

In a few words, I can feel Duncan's love from the bottom of his heart.

Cliff, who was standing face to face in front of Duncan, also showed a smile, "Thank you."

At this time, a clear voice came from behind, and the words full of vigor and vitality crossed the night sky, "We will work hard to stand on a higher stage."

Following the voice, one can see Ronan's firm and bright eyes, with a smile blooming in his eyes.