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"What are you talking about? It looks so happy." Green picked up the rag and started wiping the counter. He walked up to the three Hugos and asked with a smile.

"Finally free to take care of other guests?" Hugo didn't answer, but looked at the beautiful woman sitting at the other end of the bar with a smile, "Don't it take you so long to get a phone number?" It had been at least a quarter of an hour before and after, and Green had a good chat with the beauty there. It seemed that the progress should not be small.

"Looking at your impatience, you can tell you're a novice. Gentlemen should not be abrupt, but make ladies feel respected, especially ladies who have just grown up." Green smiled meaningfully, Hugo and Neil were two people. I understood, but Pedro sat next to him with question marks all over his head, obviously not entering the conversation state, "She gave me her phone number, and I invited her to dinner tomorrow."

"Aha! That's what a gentleman wants, dinner on the first date? This progress is really 'slow'..." Hugo deliberately emphasized the last adjective, causing both Green and Neil to laugh.

Pedro, who was still out of the situation, asked inexplicably, "What are you talking about? Who is Green going to have dinner with?" He didn't even see the beautiful woman sitting at the other end of the bar, and he didn't even know Hugo Who are they talking to. This question made the three of them giggle.

"It's not you anyway." Green said to Pedro, causing the child to mutter in dissatisfaction, "Don't treat me like a child! I'm of legal drinking age!" Hugo couldn't bear it. He stopped and laughed outright, but when he noticed Pedro's complaint, he quickly apologized, "I didn't mean it, I just thought about the band and I was in a good mood."

"Yes, about the band." Neil was helpless beside him, and Hugo's way of changing the subject was too bad.

Unexpectedly, Pedro actually bought it, "Yes, we were talking about the band just now." As a result, Hugo gave Neil a smug look, and Neil rolled his eyes.

"Oh, a band! You guys are going to form a band." Green also changed the subject and said excitedly, "Who is there?" Green knows almost all the regulars at Al's bar, so he is also very involved in the topic of rock and roll.

"Just the three of us." Neil pointed to the three people present.

"Including Hugo?" Green looked a little surprised. "What about your movie, I'm still looking forward to your new work!" Green's eagerness reminded Hugo. When we first met, Green mentioned it, He loves his movies so much, it seems true now, "Aren't you discouraged by those damn reports?"

"Green, your attitude will make me think that you think it's a very bad idea for me to join the band." Hugo said in no hurry and said with a smile.

"No, of course not." Green shook his head again and again, he was stunned, recalled seeing Hugo's excellent guitar skills on the last rock night, and then laughed, "No, I just... just hope you have more What a great movie, you know, I think you're doing really well on the big screen."

"Well, thank you." Hugo accepted Green's compliment with a smile, raised his beer glass and nodded, then took a big sip to express his gratitude, "Don't worry, those bad things won't affect me, I'm actively looking for Next work. But I thought, since I have time, why not execute my musical dreams? Maybe it’s a good idea too.”

Green looked at Pedro and then at Neil. These were young people he had heard of and knew of their strength. He had no idea just now, but now that he thought about it carefully, he couldn't help but become interested. "This, what a great decision! You guys form a band? God, I'm already looking forward to your music."

Although a group of powerful young people gathered together does not mean that they can make good music, and even if they can make good music, it does not mean that they can make a breakthrough in the underground rock music circle with such strong players; but Green Looking at the three young people in front of them, their ability is the talent of the band. As long as they can find the soul that suits the band and carry it forward, then the music of this band is worth looking forward to!

"What's the name of your band?" Green asked impatiently.

Hugo turned his head to look left and right, Pedro and Neil both looked confused, Neil said, "We just decided to form a band for five minutes, and the name is not in a hurry."

"Yes..." Green also responded, "And a three-person band, this is far from enough, you need to add members."

"Yes, it can only be regarded as the prototype of the band now." Pedro said excitedly, "This is a good start after all, isn't it?"

Although it is said that after entering the 21st century, a band basically only needs four people to form. Generally speaking, as long as there are bass, drums, keyboards, and guitars, a band can become a band, and many traditional heavy metal bands disdain keyboards. Gu believes that the keyboard is a blasphemy to rock music, so the band may be more concise; but most bands will have five members, one for bass, one for drums and one for keyboard, and the rhythm guitar and melody guitar also have a detailed division of labor, and in the specific responsibilities In terms of apportionment, sometimes the guitarist will take into account the keyboard player, or the lead singer and guitarist, and there are various composition schemes.

In any case, a three-person band is incomplete, and there is no one for the keyboard and drum positions in the band for the time being, so members are definitely needed to be able to piece the band together.

"Of course. I never thought that the band could be formed in one day." Hugo also had a smile on his face, and it was a pleasant surprise to be able to reach an agreement with Neil and Pedro today. "If we find another practice venue, our band will be taking the first step, isn't it?"

Although the members of the band are still incomplete, having a fixed practice venue is obviously a symbol of getting things settled, and the enthusiasm of the whole person will take on a new look. Neil and Pedro also nodded, but unfortunately, none of the three of them are natives of Los Angeles, Neil is Swedish, and Pedro is Brazilian, and there is no way to use the garage at home to start like many locals. own band career.

"If you can't find a practice venue, there's a practice venue here." Green pointed to the area behind the bar, "Behind this is a row of old warehouses. I usually open it to some bands as a practice venue. If necessary, You can make an appointment in advance."

"Really?" Hugo seemed very surprised, but it wasn't surprising after thinking about it. Green was a rich man, and the Al Bar was his property, and it was not surprising that it was also his property.

"Is the rent expensive?" Neil was still relatively calm and asked without seeing the smiles on Pedro and Hugo's faces.

"One hundred dollars a month, the electricity bill is self-pay." Green said easily, this rent is basically equal to no charge, it can be seen that his support for underground rock music is indeed from the heart.

Hugo didn't think about the rent at first. Although he is not rich now, he still has the money to rent the house, but he immediately understood Neil's intention. They are friends who have just met, because of the music hobby, but it is often difficult for underground bands to have a regular income, so the cost of maintaining the band becomes very difficult. If they have been relying on Hugo, then there are only two results. One is that the band becomes Hugo's one-man band, which loses the meaning of friends gathering together to make music they like; otherwise, Hugo is overwhelmed, After leaving the band, the band also broke up. Therefore, the brothers clearly settle accounts and deal with the financial relationship clearly, so as to ensure the purity of the band.

So, Hugo didn't stop Neil's words, and showed him a smile to express his affirmation, and then he heard Pedro's eager voice, "When can we go and see?"

"Uh, if you want, you can now." Green turned around and took a set of keys from the wine cabinet and threw them on the bar. Pedro picked up the keys and ran out directly. Green faced Hugo and Neil. He explained with a smile, "Those warehouses are almost the same, you will know when you go in and take a look."

Hugo and Neil nodded, then followed them out. They walked out of the Al Bar and walked to the back along the side alley. Sure enough, they saw a row of warehouses, but at this time it was all dark and there was no light. Standing at the door of the first warehouse, Pedro turned around and asked, "Which one is available for rent?"

"Let you run so fast again." Hugo chuckled, "Green said that any room can be used, and the layout inside is similar."

Pedro ran directly to the first warehouse at hand, opened it and walked in. After the warehouse lights came on, the darkness retreated like a tide, and an empty warehouse appeared in front of him, about 700 square feet ( Sixty-five square meters) The warehouse is not very big. On the left is a huge barbed wire fence. There are stacked layers of wood in it. I don’t know what it is for. About half of the remaining space is empty space. There are some waste paper scattered on the ground. The space is not large, but it is enough for the band.

"How is it?" Pedro stood in the middle and wandered, the sound was spreading in the warehouse, but he didn't know the sound insulation effect on the next door, but since Green was willing to use it as a practice room, even if the sound insulation effect was not top-notch, it should be It's still possible.

Hugo and Neil looked at each other, then smiled together.

Hugo shrugged, "Then, this is it." Then he stretched out his right hand and put it in the air. Neil glanced at Hugo, and then folded his right hand on Hugo's hand. Dro trotted all the way, and finally put his right hand on. Hugo said, "It seems that our band has taken the first step, which is a good start!"

"Oh yeah!" The three raised their hands to the sky together, dreaming, and starting here.