Chapter 2: Forget Worries Bar – PERFECT SUPERSTAR – Light Nove
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Chapter 2: Forget Worries Bar
There were too many people and things in Lu Chen’s dream world that he had no idea about. Despite the fact that history and science and technology developed in both worlds almost the same, in areas of culture such as music, cinema and literature, there were huge differences.
All popular singers, movie stars, music, films that Lu Chen knew did not exist in the dream world. At the same time, the dream world had no shortage of celebrities, classics, and rich art. There were even more of them than in the real world.
Li Feiyu’s words reminded Lu Chen and made him suddenly realize what an enormous treasure he possessed!
Only here are original popular songs…
Lu Chen opened a program called “Songwriter”.
Songwriter was known as music creation software. It included several functions at once: recording songs, arranging, mixing, converting to the desired format. The program had a huge remote data storage, was intended for professionals, but it was easy to figure it out. Both ordinary amateurs and experienced composers could compose their original compositions through this program.
Lu Chen studied computer science at university and was fond of music, so he learned very early to use the “Songwriter” for writing their songs and arrangements. He had an idea of what to be a composer.
Only before he did it for fun and never finished a single composition.
And the quality of the songs is better not mentioned.
But now, relying on the memories from his dreams, it took Lu Chen at least half an hour to write the music and lyrics for his two songs.
With that finished, Lu Chen sang in front of the monitor several times and corrected a few bugs.
He ended up sending the completed songs to the Great China Music Repository to request copyright Rights
The Great China Music Repository was a website for requesting music copyright, product registration and trade. The site was jointly created by the Chinese Cultural Bureau, the Chinese Copyright Bureau, the China Music Association and the China Theater Actors” Union. The site had a 20-year history and had the highest authority in terms of musical copyright.
The site was open to everyone, provided a full list of services, but not everything was free.
One copyright request cost RMB 100, and Lu Chen’s two songs would cost RMB 200, which was equivalent to spending 10 days!
Request Process was very slow. The musical repository was able to determine from the notes of the song and the compositions already registered in it, whether the song was completely copied, similar, or whether it was plagiarism.
A huge database was stored in the “Great China Music Store”. Clever matching and scoring required huge amounts of computation, so even a supercomputer would take a certain amount of time to complete the request.
But Lu Chen waited patiently because the copyright registration was a necessary step. It would serve as the most important proof of the difference between reality and the world of dreams.
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A little time passed, Lu Chen, sitting in front of the computer, gazed at the download bar.
He was never so worried as he is now, was in full tension.
Because Lu Chen knew that this was the only chance to change his fate and the fate of his family!
Ding!
It seems like centuries have passed. A green window suddenly popped up on the monitor.
Request passed!
Lu Chen was temporarily confused and did not immediately respond.
Ding!
The same window popped up again.
Request passed!
It was only now that Lu Chen finally realized that the two songs he had uploaded had passed the copyright request from the Great China Music Repository. This meant that he was allowed to register the copyright for the songs, and then he would have full copyright for the songs.
In the next moment, great joy and enthusiasm swept over Lu Chen. He involuntarily clenched his fists and began swinging them vigorously. He wanted to scream at the moment in order to release his feelings.
Yes! It really is possible!!!
But it was not over yet. He suppressed his feelings with great effort, picked up the mouse and clicked on the copyright registration.
The registration cost even more than the request. One song required RMB 500, and then every year a storage fee had to be paid to avoid registering other people’s similar songs.
Lu Chen has long been a member of the Great China Music Repository, so after a recent request, he donated 1,000 RMB, both songs were registered in his name and the copyright setup was complete.
After the registration completion popup appeared, Lu Chen relaxed.
But the joy inside him grew more and more, because he was already sure that the memories received in the dream were real.
Sitting on the chair, Lu Chen did deep breath.
He pulled out a drawer under the desk and fumbled for instant noodles and ham sausage.
After some thought, Lu Chen decided to eat some ham sausage – today was such a joy, you can have a snack!
He went to the bathroom to get water for the electric kettle. As soon as the water boiled, he poured boiling water into a bowl.
The air was filled with the familiar delectable scent of noodles!
Not that Lu Chen didn’t want to go to a normal lunch, but after spending money on requesting copyright rights and registration, a little over 100 yuan remained in his e-wallet.
And his pocket money was less than 50 yuan.
There was still half a month until the next paycheck.
This wasn’t enough to cover his food expenses, but Lu Chen was not at all worried. He completely ate the noodles along with the water, and then tidied up, put the guitar in the case and left the basement.
After taking the subway, Lu Chen arrived at Krasodnev Bar in Houhai at 8:00 p.m.
The hieroglyph “sea” (hi) in the word “Houhai” actually meant a huge artificial reservoir. In the old days, it was a lake that was in the personal use of the imperial house. It was now one of three lakes in the northern part of central Beijing. To the east was Dianmen Avenue, to the west was Xingjiekou Junction, to the south was Pinyan Avenue, and to the north was the Second Ring Road.
Houhai was considered a thriving shopping area in the Yuan era. There were taverns, shops and workshops all along the coast. The former homes of the aristocracy and famous people could be seen everywhere. To this day, this area is still the center of the capital.
Houhai is even more prosperous today than it ever was. On weekdays, there are a lot of people walking around here, and in the evenings bar signs light up everywhere, attracting customers who loved the nightlife.
Houhai was famous for its snacks, but even more famous for its bars.
Forget Bar was one of hundreds of bars in Houhai, and also the place where Lu Chen worked in the evening.
“Little Lou, why are you late?”
A waiter standing at the entrance to the bar saw Lu Chen hurrying and began to scoff: “Don’t you always come on time? Did you maybe see a beauty today and forget about the time?”
Lu Chen glanced at him briefly and, without answering, opened the doors and entered the bar.
This guy was almost the same age as Lu Chen, he worked in Krasodnevo much longer than Lu Chen. There was initially no enmity between the two of them, but after the guy was reprimanded by the owner of the establishment for being late, he harbored a grudge against Lu Chen.
Because the owner of the bar compared him with Lu Chen, who always came on time. Therefore, in reality, an unfair resentment was taken out on Lu Chen.
Another reason was that the waiters in Forget Worries Bar were getting tips for their appearance. And in this regard, Lu Chen undoubtedly won by getting a lot more than this pimply guy.
Hatred and envy coiled in the guy’s heart, so as soon as he got an opportunity, he immediately began to mock Lu Chen. Lu Chen understood that there was no point in giving reasonable reasons to such a person, and he did not want to get into trouble, so he just pretended that no one was around.
Ignoring is a really powerful retaliation!
Since it was not yet the right time for nightlife, there were not many people in the bar.
Forget Worries Bar was considered an average bar in Houhai. It was rebuilt from an old warehouse. The bar space was 6 meters high. The bar was divided into two floors. And between them was a stage, lighting, curtain, speakers and other equipment.
On the first and second floors, surrounding the central stage, there were several dozen tables with chairs. Together with the bar, the bar could accommodate 200 visitors. It was rumored that nearly a couple of million yuan were spent on the interior decorations.
When Lu Chen entered, the owner of the bar, Chen Jianhao, was just at the bar checking the financial statements. Next to him was an attractive girl who was slowly tasting a blue cocktail.
After some hesitation, Lu Chen walked up, holding a guitar case, and said, “Sorry boss, for being late today.”
His work began at 7:30 pm, and now it was already 8:00. He was half an hour late.
Chen Jianhao was 40 years old, but he looked younger than 30 years old. He had a good physique, knew a lot about clothes, possessed the character of a mannered and intelligent successful man. he was late and even less liked when people tried to find excuses for themselves, so he simply admitted his mistake.
Chen Jianhao put his pen aside and coldly said, “Forgive me this time. To prevent this from happening again.”
According to the established rules in the bar, part of the salary of a late waiter was deducted, but Lu Chen always showed himself only on the positive side. It was the first time he made a mistake, so he was treated with relief.
Lu Chen quietly exhaled and immediately said, “Thank you, boss.”
“Oh yeah…”
Chen Jianhao said, “Sister Na and Brother Shuai may be a little late, in the evening you are opening the crowd.”
Lu Chen nodded his head and replied, “Okay!”
Inadvertently, he noticed that the attractive girl sitting next to Chen Jianhao was looking at him with a faint smile on her face.
She was dressed in a blue dress, her hair was carefully tied in a knot. She had a graceful and charming physique. Modest neat makeup was applied to his face. Thin arched eyebrows accentuated her beautiful eyes.
Both people’s gazes met. The corners of this attractive woman’s mouth stretched slightly in a smile. She winked at Lu Chen. Her fox eyes were crazy. They contained charm and deceit.
Witch!
Lu Chen’s heart suddenly pounded. He hastily turned back to the backstage, about to leave.
He was afraid that if they continued to look at each other, he would very soon lose control of himself and disgrace himself.
An ordinary person could not cope with such a witch.
A woman giggled behind his back.
Chen Jianhao looked at her helplessly and said, “Sister Mei, why are you teasing my employee?”
With her right hand, the woman brushed her hair from her temples, and a glass sparkled in her left hand. She replied, “Because I like to do it…”
Chen Jianhao chuckled bitterly without saying a word.
Read Light Novel PERFECT SUPERSTAR – Chapter 2: Forget Worries Bar
Author: Chen Ru Tai Ping Yang
Translation: Artificial_Intelligence
