rick too."
"Poor thing, it's probably tired." An old lady dug inside her purse, then walked over to the cardboard box and stuffed the money in.
With someone in the lead, people followed, the second person, third person…
Fang Shao Kang lamented in his mind, 'A person's face is nowhere near as useful as a cat's, I have been singing my heart out, my voice is hoarse and nobody showed any concern. On the other hand, the cat next to me switched arms and received sympathy. That sister there gave a hundred dollar in one go! Looks like the living standards in this city aren't bad at all.'
After belting out another two old songs, Fang Shao Kang took a half-time break.
People came up to Fang Shao Kang during that time to exchange a few words, asking questions like where did he come from, how did he come by this cat, why did he think of singing here.
Zheng Tan wasn't bothered to listen to Fang Shao Kang talking nonsense, there wasn't a word of truth that came out of that guy's mouth, he kept bluffing to get people's compassion. As to those passionate old ladies who were surrounding him, Zheng Tan couldn't stand another second of it. He climbed on to a tree nearby and wouldn't get down no matter how people yelled at him.
Sometimes Zheng Tan became extremely confused, why do people like to call every cat they see "kitty", no matter if that cat was a male or a female, or whether that cat actually had a name or not. Whoever first called a cat by that name was a f*cking genius.
Previously, in Zheng Tan's dictionary that word can only be connected to girls with big chest, but ever since he had became a cat, he couldn't recall how many times he had been called by that name. Every time that he hears that word, no matter who you were or how important you were, he would turn about and walk away straightaway.
Therefore, when the old ladies watching beneath him began yelled at Zheng Tan with the syllable "ki--" Zheng Tan scratched his ear and decisively climbed up the tree.
While Zheng Tan squatted up the tree to avoid the enthusiastic old ladies, and Fang Shao Kang was blathering with people, the five youngsters in that corner singing began to discuss too.
"That's the guy yesterday, right?"
"That man asked us some questions yesterday, who knows he would come with a guitar today."
"That man…I remember seeing a camera around his neck yesterday?"
"It's was a DSLR!"
"Yeah, DLSR digital camera, that thing's quite expensive. I remembered him because of that camera."
The five men fell silent, then one of them said,"Sh*t, that means that man came here to steal our business because he had nothing to do?!"
When young people occasionally does this, it's called rebellion or curiosity, but when you, an almost forty years old man does this, people will think you're out of your mind.
"Technically…The one that played the biggest role was that black cat?"
"I suddenly felt a blow." One said.
The oldest of the group was called Kim. He was the leader of this newly established band and the oldest of the band. He hailed everyone over and prepared to start singing. Just then a woman in heavy makeup walked over and greeted them.
They knew this woman, she was the relative of that pub owner who invited them over to sing. She was only walking past during her shopping trip and had received a phone call from the pub owner, so she passed a message along to them as she passed by. After she finished talking, she flicked her hair and stormed away in her stilettos. She despised this kind of street performance.
The message that the woman passed on was basically telling them that they don't have to go tonight, it's the birthday of someone in the band that was preforming before them, they prepared to book the place and will probably sing till midnight.
The color on the five young men's faces wasn't too pretty, however they had encountered a lot of this after leaving their hometown. This type of thing they had experienced many times, right now they have neither fame or money, to put it in plain words they are nothing. You can't blame others for looking down on them.
As the bass hand of this new band, the young man stood at the side, silent. He didn't like to talk anyways. Strumming the bass in his hands, the music was mingled with slight tiredness and struggle.
"Hey, you kids!"
Just as the five youngsters pondered about how to schedule tonight's time, Fang Shao Kang found them and told them a plan.
"Collaboration?" Kim as the singer and the leader of this band was shocked.
"Yes, collaboration. Of course, my skills are limited, but I still have some appreciation for music, so, the person that you are collaborating with isn't me." Fang Shao Kang said as he pointed to Zheng Tan who was crouching up the tree and looking at the stars, "It performs with you guys, how does that sound?"
On second thought, Kim saw that the situation over there just then and knew that the cat can attract some popularity, if it comes over and everyone collaborates that's fine. Besides, they were just discussing that it was time to leave this city and move on to the next, they were in no hurry.
After deciding, Kim nodded his head, "I'm fine with it, how about you guys?"
The other four didn't object, everyone was happy to have a special experience before they left. They had never collaborated with a cat before.
Zheng Tan was squatting up the tree and counting the stars in boredom when he was suddenly notified that he would have to collaborate with those people.
"Charcoal, look, your uncle me can't sing anymore. My voice is broke and there isn't enough money yet. Working together with those little fellows can fish us some more money. You just have to sit there and show some gestures, there's no need to work too hard." Fang Shao Kang raised his head and said to Zheng Tan, "Beside those little things are pretty pitiable, this is probably the last time that they will sing in this city. They're leaving tomorrow, I want to help them but my reputation is nowhere as influential as yours."
Zheng Tan looked at the crowd that hasn't dispersed yet then at the five young men who appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen. He considered the options, he had some built some resistance to this type of thick-skinned performance. Helping to get some small cash was fine, just a matter of lifting a paw, since all he had to do was to pretentiously knock the bottle a few times.
After consultation, Zheng Tan came forth to the five youngsters.
Facing the black cat, the five young men didn't know how to get along with him.
Fang Shao Kang carried the bottle and the spoon over from the back. After discussing with Kim, he borrowed a stool to place on the side and set the spoon and bottle down.
Zheng Tan hopped onto the stool, this time it felt much better than the previous, his skin had been worn thicker and his mentality had been adjusted. It's just knocking with the spoon a few times, what's the big deal?!
Seeing that it was about to start again over here, the crowd began to gather again. It was only eight in the night, the night life was extremely rich in the city, besides this was the shopping district square, compared to before, there were much more people.
Whether they could cooperate with a cat, the five were unsure. In the end it was Fang Shao Kang who came over and said a few words to comfort them.
Zheng Tan had something to say on the sideline, 'These little rascals are giving me the cold shoulder?'
Throwing a glance at Zheng Tan, Fang Shao Kang knew that the cat must have be angry again with his ears tugged like that.
"Alright, let's hurry up and start!" Fang Shao Kang waved his hand and placed the cardboard box in a visible spot, then he retired to one side and watched on.
Looking at that cardboard box, the facial expression of those five youngsters became unnatural. That was too blunt, their moral attainments were not as high as Fang Shao Kang's.
"Hey, are those kids being shy?" Fang Shao Kang said to the person that was sitting next to him.
There sat another middle-aged man, he was the shop owner of that instrument store that Fang Shao Kang rented his guitar from. Other than their guitar and bass, Kim and his friends rented their drums and keyboard from that guy's shop. Most times he would come and listen to these young people perform.
Hearing Fang Shao Kang, that person smile, "They're still young."
Chapter end
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