Chapter 192： charity show

Washington Square is located in the West Side of New York, adjacent to Greenwich Village, the largest palace of American counterculture, and also the center of New York University. The Washington Square is surrounded by a strong cultural atmosphere, and is known as the center of freedom and decadence in New York City.

New York University, established around Washington Square, not only has the best art school in the United States, but its film school is also one of the three best film schools in the United States. Greenwich Village in the west has been the habitation of writers and artists since its establishment. Various art workers, idealists and even trade unionists have gathered here. This is also an important source of modern American thought. . The East Village on the east side is a paradise for punks and experimental theaters. Rock, opera, and liberation movements have all nurtured and developed on this land.

Within a radius of one kilometer centered on Washington Square, there are good coffee shops, good pubs, good restaurants, and jazz bars that stay up all night. Oil paintings, photography, sketches, and the scent of *coffee, beer, wheat, and color powder paint in the air, carefully depicting the transformation from the richest neighborhood in Manhattan to the most artistic **** in New York City. the process of. Here, it is the palace where artists capture their creative objects and artistic inspiration.

Gu Luobei arrived at the Washington Square at 2:00 in the afternoon, because he knew that this kind of self-organized charity concert had many things that needed help. Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing, along the way, Gu Luobei wants to come like this, and Linkin Park and the others are the same, so Gu Luobei also has a lot of experience in preparing for this kind of public concert.

When we came to the scene, the simple stage had been set up, but everyone was carrying audio equipment and other equipment. Gu Luobei and Teddy Yibel didn't say much, they stepped forward to help. After the equipment is moved, the next step is to detect the connection of the microphone and audio. At this time, Gu Luobei had time to say hello to Lincoln Park, who was sitting on the side panting.

The last time we met was at the Hollywood Theater in April, and because the performance was very busy and urgent, I didn't have a good time to say hello. Even Chester Bennington only said a few words to Gu Luobei. However, when we meet again today, the situation has changed.

"The new song is good this time." Chester-Benington and Gu Luobei gave a high-five greeting. Although there was not much expression on his face, he could see that he was not talking politely with the seriousness in his eyes.

"But I personally prefer "Crazy World," and the song "Hello, Cold World" is very good! "

Gu Luobei's eyebrows twitched, "Excuse me, should I be happy or depressed? After all, you don't like the title song of my premiere." After saying this, the members of Linkin Park burst into laughter.

"The volunteer work is over?" Chester Bening looked at Gu Luobei, who was sitting directly on the steps, and threw a bottle of water over. Gu Luobei did not rush to open it next, but took it to the side to give to Teddy Bell. Teddy Bell was at the audio console and had a problem with the school team's sound. Today, Gu Luobi plans to play and sing by himself. There is no CD problem, but the microphone still has to be guaranteed.

After returning, Chester Bennington threw another bottle of mineral water into Gu Luobei's arms, and Gu Luobei sat down again, "It's over. We can't help much now."

The news of Gu Luobei becoming a volunteer in the rescue force has long been out. After all, Gu Luobei's exposure rate has been so high in the past few months, and the recognition of his face has not been what it used to be. Love, but it is definitely not difficult to recognize Gu Luobei.

First an independent musician, then an independent film, and now a brave volunteer, Gu Luobei once again gave everyone a surprise, especially in the United States, which worships heroism, there have been many reports about Gu Luobei recently. . But Gu Luobei refused all interviews and did not talk to any media. He didn't want this incident to become a topic of hype. Just a simple word to the media through Teddy Bell "It's just what I think should be done."

Regardless of the hype, the recent depression of the entire entertainment industry, and the lack of interest in the media, Gu Luobei became a volunteer and became a badge on his resume, although he did not respond.

Chester-Benington shook his head, "At least you tried your best. And we useless musicians can only do our part through charity performances.

"After that, a helpless, wry smile appeared on that thin face.

Gu Luobei's mouth twitched, "In front of this matter, a person's strength is insignificant.

But we are all willing to do our best. All the forces together are huge. I believe that we can create gods to overcome this difficulty together. "

"This **** terrorist organization." Chester Bennington smashed the mineral water bottle on the ground. As of today, according to incomplete statistics, the death toll has exceeded 2,500.

Gu Luobei didn't answer, just let out a long breath. In the past two weeks in the volunteer team, he has scolded foul language countless times in his heart, just like war. Whether it is for profit, politics, or the so-called righteousness, in fact, it is the common people who really suffer. In this incident, the victims in the World Trade Center, the passengers in the hijacked plane, and the people who died in the rescue process are all victims.

"War is always a cruel disaster for the common people. In addition to the devastation left on the earth, there are also scars that can never be healed in the bottom of my heart." Gu Luobei sighed softly, time can make a **** to pave the way The wounds on the body and skin can also create gods to make the ruins flourish again, but the wounds in the heart will always remain there.

"Damn it!" Chester-Bennington cursed in a low voice. "God can't protect each of us, much less save each of us." There was silence.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this depressing thing." Gu Luobei twitched his corners and smiled, trying to ease the atmosphere.

Unfortunately, it didn't have much effect. Looking at Chester Bennington's gloomy face, Gu Luobei's eyes darkened, "Bennington, you can create a **** to write a song to vent your emotions.

Haven't we always been like this? When language is weak, we always use melody and words to express our thoughts. "

Chester-Bennington also twitched the corner of his mouth, "Yeah... we have always been like this. Like music movies, they are all vehicles for expressing emotions." Chester-Bennington raised his head and looked at Gu Luobei's Those eyes finally brightened. "Hey, Bell, why don't we create a song together? Or should we write a song each and publish it together?"

Hearing this proposal, Gu Luobei's eyes also lit up. Whether it was in his previous life or the beginning of the Eagle Rock Music Festival in this life, Gu Luobei admired both Linkin Park and Chester-Benington. The opportunity to create music with Linkin Park couldn't be better.

"It's my honor to have the opportunity to work with the best singer in my mind. If you're asking for my opinion, I'll choose to work together. Just, Bennington, I hope you don't regret it......" After finishing the last sentence, Gu Luobei subconsciously pointed to himself. The subtext was that he was still a rookie who had not debuted for a long time, and his talent might not be as brilliant as Chester-Benington imagined.

This is of course Gu Luobei's self-defeating joke, Chester Bennington didn't care at all, he laughed, breaking the slightly dull atmosphere that had been just now "Bell, I believe that not only will I not regret it, but I will also Rejoice for my proposal today. It's my pleasure too!"

"Who did you invite today?" Gu Luobei looked back. It was almost four o'clock. There was a band on the stage testing instruments, but because they didn't see the front, they didn't know who it was. On the square in front of the stage, crowds began to gather one after another.

Today is a self-organized charity fundraising concert. Of course, the more people, the better. There are two huge transparent donation boxes on both sides of the stage, I hope the audience can make a **** and give their own strength. Therefore, when Gu Luobei asked this question, what he really meant was that he wanted to go out to help and shout and gather some audiences.

"It's just some friends, and a band I met when I was performing on the street." Chester Bennington also looked back and followed Gu Luobei's line of sight. "Let's go over together and help some audience members, otherwise it will be so deserted, but There is not much money to be raised.”

If it is a charity performance organized by an official organization, there are posters and advertisements for publicity, and it is naturally much easier to raise funds, but now it is different, and you can only rely on your own voice.

He said what he said, Gu Luobei stood up directly, "I have promoted it on the music blog, and it is estimated that the crowd will gradually increase today." Knowing that today is to do charity, Gu Luobei is in Eleven Music. On the blog, I wrote a log for three days in a row, calling on song mí in or near New York to come to the Washington Square to watch the concert, and at the same time do their part.

Chester-Benington gave Gu Luobei a thumbs up and expressed his appreciation for this move.

Eleven Music Blog is now definitely an opinion leader among bloggers!

On the day of September 11th, while witnessing the incident, someone uploaded the news and pictures to the blog using a blog. The real-time report was even faster than the news. When the TV station reacted thirteen minutes later, what happened in New York What a terrible incident, when the helicopter was sent to the scene for live broadcast, the Internet had already spread because of the latest report of the blog.

If Gu Luobei's 11th music blog has brought the blogging form into the public's attention, then the occurrence of the September 11th incident will allow ordinary people to create gods and become news sources, from the perspective of ordinary people Reporting on the news revolutionized the news sources of the traditional news industry and allowed blogs to officially spread around the world.

Therefore, under this circumstance, Gu Luobei promoted today's charity performance through the Eleven Music Blog, and the effect was undoubtedly remarkable. @.