Chapter 524 524 Spiritual Pillar

Contact with fans is always full of fun, perhaps because of the difference in communication media, actors communicate with the audience through the big screen, while singers communicate with the audience through the stage, so fans always have more enthusiasm than movie fans. , and fans are a little more crazy than movie fans.

Just now, the middle-aged man who was chatting with Hugo and talking about the classic band of the golden age of punk, talking about the glorious year of 1977 in the history of music, the face of the middle-aged man is more beautiful than that of a sixteen-year-old boy. To the light of excitement, although the rush of life and the passage of time have made his hairline retreat to the back of his head, the forehead that reflects the bright lights in the record store also flashes the passion he has inherited since his youth.

"Nice to meet you, oh God, it's really a good morning." The middle-aged man shook Hugo's right hand, "I like your music, but now I think I'll love your music I think, let's get here first today, the professor is late, but the students are going to rebel, I have to hurry up."

Hugo looked at the middle-aged man in a taupe suit in surprise and watched him turn away. The only thought in his head was: is he a professor? A professor at the University of California, Berkeley?

But Hugo couldn't get an answer. The middle-aged man walked to the counter with the album of Glory to Death. After hurriedly checking out, he disappeared into the crowd. He didn't ask for autographs from any of the band members, he didn't ask for photos or hugs, he simply discussed his views on music with Hugo, then turned and walked away with eyes full of admiration.

But compared to those screams and shouts, this middle-aged man who never introduced himself was the one who impressed Hugo the most, because Hugo knew that he really liked rock and roll.

In fact, people who have experienced the golden age of rock and roll in the 1960s and 1970s almost have a rock and roll plot in their hearts. Even if they have witnessed the decline of rock and roll for 20 years, there is no way to erase their love for rock in their hearts. Every American has a rock and roll dream in their hearts, which is a bit of an exaggeration, but it's not far from the truth.

It is a pity that not everyone has the strength to realize this dream, and not everyone has the opportunity and time to realize this dream. The pressure of life is always so cruel, just like the middle-aged man just now, whether he is a professor or not, but he gave up his rock and roll dream, returned to a peaceful life, and looked for a stable job to make a living. Maybe find a stable love to maintain the family.

But when they returned from their dreams in the middle of the night, the heat in their hearts always woke them up, and then they looked at the darkness around them and reluctantly continued to compromise with reality. But this frenzy will never disappear. Occasionally, at a certain moment, it will burst into a brilliant light, making the ordinary life rejuvenated.

Hugo felt honored that Glory to Death could become a touch of color in the middle-aged man's life just now. Perhaps, this is one of the meanings of music.

"Hey, Hugo!" A crisp voice came in front of him, grabbing Hugo's attention again. Hugo only saw a petite body standing in front of her eyes, not even close to her waist. Her thin shoulders made her look even thinner, and her pink cheeks had a flush of blush from strenuous exercise. The eyes that were like black grapes shone with excitement and firmness. This ray of light made it easy for people to ignore her thinness, and Hugo couldn't help but think of the young but strong Chihiro in "Spirited Away".

"Hey." With a smile on the corner of Hugo's mouth, he bent down and squatted down, keeping a parallel line of sight with the little girl in front of him, "Nice to meet you, I'm Hugo Lancaster."

"You still look the most dazzling on the stage, but you are still very cute when you smile." The little girl said loudly, looking at her height, Hugo guessed that she was only eleven or twelve years old, but listening to her With her playful and bold words, it is unpredictable, like a conversation with an adult, "Nice to meet you, I'm Sally Hanson (Sally. Hanson)."

"Sally?" Hugo raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Yes, Sally." The eccentric little girl in front of her showed a sly smile, "Then can I think that the band's song was given to me?"

The smile at the corner of Hugo's mouth turned into a hehe, and then he pretended to be serious and said, "What song are you talking about?"

Sally shrugged and pouted, "You know what I'm saying, 'Don't. Look. Back. In. Anger'."

"Yes, of course, Sally told me just now, don't feel sorry for the past. This song is specially made for Sally." Hugo said with a smile, the warmth of the smile blooming in Sally's eyes Come on, make Sally laugh instantly. Although she speaks a little maturely, she still looks like a child after all.

Sally knew that Hugo was teasing herself just now, and she blinked, "Hugo, can you tell me who Sally is really referring to in this song?"

"I already gave the answer just now, didn't I?" Hugo's teasing made Sally suddenly shy, Sally giggled and shook her head, "I'm serious."

Hugo nodded and said, "Actually, Sally in this song doesn't refer to a specific person. When I was writing it, it was just a beautiful misunderstanding. One of my... friends, yes, friends, he heard it wrong. Yes, I mistakenly thought I was singing Sally, but when I started humming it again, it felt smooth, so it was settled."

Hugo was telling the truth, but after he finished he looked at Sally and said with a smile, "Why, you don't believe it?"

Sally shook her head and said seriously, "No, I believe you because your eyes tell me you're telling the truth."

Hugo was amused by the appearance of little adult Sally, "But if a reporter interviews me after today, I will say, this Sally refers to one of my little fans - you are my fans, right Right?" Hugo confirmed to Sally with a worried look on his face.

Sally pretended to be mature and hesitated for a while, and then nodded, "Yes, I am your fan." After speaking, Sally laughed to herself, "I have been Both of you fans, I first heard about you guys, your performances in Memphis, and then I heard about your road tour, and from that point on, I wanted to see you in person."

Although Sally looks very young, she speaks very clearly and articulately. She doesn't look like an eleven or twelve year old child at all, and her crystal clear eyes still flash with a touch of inappropriate age. "I've always been curious about the strength that supported you in accomplishing such a grand dream."

"Because it's a dream." Hugo put his hands on Sally's shoulders. Sally was thinner than she looked. From the thick coat, she could feel the thinness of her body, but it seemed that Sally was thin. It should not have reached the stage of development, and it will be much better after a year or two.

"Dream?" Sally looked at Hugo suspiciously, which made Hugo chuckle.

"Yes, a dream is an unattainable goal that seems unattainable, but we will never know if we can achieve it until we work hard. It's like flying a hundred years ago was an impossible dream, but if we Who knows that flying is such a simple thing now." Hugo said seriously, he didn't fool the little girl in front of him at all because the little girl in front of him was too young, because Hugo Know how powerful the power of dreams is, it has nothing to do with age, but with your own beliefs. "Music is a dream for me, and I don't know if I can make it happen, but I'll keep running towards it and do everything I can to touch it."

"What if you can never achieve it?" Sally asked suspiciously.

"If you are willing to give up, then give it up, find another dream, or return to real life." Hugo said with a smile, "But as long as you are not willing to give up, it means that you are not reconciled, if it is I will continue to persevere.”

"But, will it never be possible?" Sally's eyes were still full of doubts.

Hugo paused, smiled and said, "Do you want to regret that you tried it, or do you want to regret that you never tried?"

Hugo remembered what Zhang Xiaoye, the lead singer of the band, had said before Time Travel. When someone asked them whether it was worth it after spending ten years of youth and still rolling around in the underground rock circle, Zhang Xiaoye replied, "It's not worth it, I regret it now too. But I know, I haven't experienced it, I'll never know it, so if I go back ten years, I'd still make the same choice, and then stand in the position ten years from now, and then One regret."

Sally looked at Hugo with a gentle smile in front of her, but she could feel the powerful energy in Hugo's soul, the kind of courage that insisted on being fearless, and made his smile full of positive energy that warms people's hearts, "I I want to participate in your tour and watch your performances at every venue; I want to travel to every corner of the world and see the aurora in the North Pole and the savannah in Africa..."

"If you have a goal, you will have the motivation to move forward. If you work hard towards this goal, even if it cannot be achieved in the end, the process of this effort will become the value of life." Hugo said with a smile, but after he finished speaking, he chose He raised his eyebrows, "You'd better not let your parents know that I taught you this..." Hugo felt like he was instigating his little friends to do bad things.

Sally said with a smile, "It's too late." This sentence made Hugo mutter in annoyance. Seeing Hugo's so cooperative performance, Sally's hearty laughter broke out like this.