Perfect Superstar

The seven-story European-style clock tower stands out from the rest of the Lan Kwai Fong architectural complex.

Hundreds of years of vicissitudes have left indelible marks on this building, and it still stands proudly after wind and rain, silently witnessing the ups and downs of Xiangjiang.

Compared with other bars in Lan Kwai Fong, where the lights are bright and the neon is dim, the exterior decoration of the Bell Tower Bar has a lot more flavor of the years, deep and restrained, full of style, a simple copper signboard with beautiful hand-engraved characters, in Under the orange light of the antique wind lamp, it inadvertently attracts the attention of passers-by and tourists.

It is a pity that the Bell Tower Bar is not open to the public tonight, but there are many figures with long guns and short cannons wandering in the street outside the bar, no doubt they are paparazzi who got the news and rushed to grab the news.

Bell Tower Music Salon is a gathering of Xiangjiang musicians. Its initiators are well-known figures in the Hong Kong pop music scene. The time for holding it is not fixed, and the invited objects are also not fixed.

But those who are eligible to be invited are all people with status, status or ability in the circle.

Therefore, it is very normal for paparazzi to appear outside the bar. Their sense of smell is the most sensitive, and they will know any troubles in the industry, and they will appear in a specific place as soon as possible.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, far before the nightlife in Xiangjiang begins, most of the bars in Lan Kwai Fong are open for business, and the streets are full of people, many of whom are tourists from all over the world.

Flashing lights suddenly lit up in the crowd, accompanied by high or low exclamations.

"Wu Yanan!" "Jiang Wei!" "Look, it's Zhu Wenhua!"

These names represent the shining stars in the Xiangjiang pop music scene, so they immediately attracted the attention of passers-by, and everyone gathered around to watch the excitement.

And those celebrities who were identified by the paparazzi stepped into the bar under the cover of the assistant.

The bar has already arranged security personnel at the entrance, idlers and paparazzi who have not been invited cannot enter.

In fact, as a gathering of celebrities, the Bell Tower Music Salon is not very private. No matter when it is held, the news will spread to everyone in the circle within a short period of time, and the paparazzi who hear the news will more or less participate in it. cause some trouble.

However, this little trouble is nothing to the people participating in the party.

Because the Bell Tower Music Salon is just a gathering of insiders, its influence on the pop music scene in Hong Kong cannot be underestimated, and it has become the vane of pop music in Hong Kong to a certain extent.

However, it must be admitted that the status of pop music in Xiangjiang is rather embarrassing, far from the glory of the heyday in the past, and the influence of Bell Tower Music Salon is also declining, but the force is getting higher and higher.

When Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er rushed to the Bell Tower Bar, a well-known singer just entered in front of them. The paparazzi's attention was on each other, so they ignored them.

After showing the invitation letter to the security guard at the door of the bar, the two were able to enter the bar lobby smoothly.

The decoration style inside the Bell Tower Bar is very good, and the designer's intentions and creativity can be seen everywhere. On the right side of the entrance is a long starlight wall, with hundreds of photos of celebrities hanging on it.

"Mr. Lu Chen, Miss Chen Feier..."

Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er were greeted by a handsome middle-aged man, wearing a white casual suit, with a gentle smile and the charm of a mature man.

"I'm Guo Huai'an, the host of the Bell Tower Music Salon this time, welcome to both of you!"

The host of the Bell Tower Music Salon is certainly not an unknown person. This Guo Huai'an is a well-known host of Hong Kong Satellite TV, a celebrity in the news circle, and a columnist.

Guo Huai'an was born in a famous family in Xiangjiang, he has a wide range of contacts inside and outside the circle, and he has a good character, so he has hosted the Bell Tower Music Salon for several consecutive sessions.

When Ye Xuan called to invite Lu Chen, he specifically mentioned this host.

In fact, with Ye Xuan's status in the Xiangjiang pop music scene,

He is not qualified to directly invite Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er to participate in the Bell Tower Music Salon, but as a participant of many music salons, he recommended it to the promoters, and after the latter's approval, he gave it to Lu Chen. made a call.

The invitation letter was sent to Lu Chen's studio yesterday.

"Mr. Guo, hello."

Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er shook hands with him respectively.

When shaking hands with Chen Fei'er, Guo Huai'an's eyes flashed with astonishment, and he said half-jokingly: "I found out that it was a mistake to invite Miss Chen Fei'er here today."

Chen Fei'er was stunned: "Huh?"

Guo Huaian immediately smiled and said, "Because you are more beautiful in real life than in the photos, and when everyone's attention will be on you, then no one will pay attention to me as the host."

Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er couldn't help but laugh, this Guo Huai'an is a funny person, and he speaks jokes very well.

Most importantly, he spoke with the two in standard Mandarin, not Cantonese.

Both Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er are from the mainland, this is an attitude of respect.

Chen Fei'er laughed and said, "I think Mr. Guo's humor is enough to make everyone ignore my existence."

Guo Huaian laughed: "Miss Chen really knows how to joke..."

He said apologetically to the two: "There are still many guests coming, so please forgive me, please go your own way, how about we talk later?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Thank you."

The overall layout of the Bell Tower Bar is similar to that of many ordinary bars. It is divided into upper and lower floors, and a performance stage is suspended in the middle. However, due to the need for holding a salon, most of the tables and chairs have been removed and replaced with more comfortable soft sofa seats. .

Of course, the buffet table covered with clean white tablecloth is indispensable, and all kinds of delicacies are already placed on it.

Braised lamb with herbs, iron grilled filet mignon, American-style pan-fried bacon, fruit salad, cream cake...they are alluring on the silver tableware, and the wafting aroma is simply mouth-watering.

It is said that the independent dinners at the Bell Tower Music Salon are all organized by well-known western chefs in Xiangjiang. The materials are carefully selected and well-made, and the specifications are quite high.

Although it's not time for meals yet, it is estimated that the buffet was prepared early to cater for the needs of the guests.

Twenty or thirty guests had already arrived in front of Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er. They were either sitting on the sofa in twos and threes, talking and laughing, or enjoying the food with champagne or dinner plates. The atmosphere of the scene was warm but not noisy.

Lu Chen reached out and beckoned a waiter to order two glasses of champagne, one for Chen Fei'er.

Then get ready to find a place to sit down first.

In the end, the location was not found yet, someone found him first: "Lu Chen!"

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The first one will be sent first, because I will attend the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles in the evening, so the second one is tentatively scheduled.

The author is here to wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Going out on a windy and rainy night is really hard, and the mobile phone has received several messages about the typhoon. (To be continued.)