Chapter 524 524 Spiritual Pillar
Contact with fans is always full of fun. Perhaps because of the differences in communication media, actors communicate with audiences through the big screen, while singers communicate with audiences through the stage, so fans always have more passion to face than movie fans, and fans are also a little more crazy about losing their minds than movie fans.
I just talked to Hugo's mouth foam and talked about the middle-aged man who was a classic band in the golden age of punk. Speaking of the 1977, which was always engraved with glory in music history, the middle-aged man's face was even more excited than a sixteen-year-old boy. Although the running of life and the passing of time made his hairline retreat to the back of his head, the forehead that reflects the bright lights in the record store also flashed with the passion he had continued since he was young.
"I'm glad to know you, oh God, it's really a wonderful morning." The middle-aged man grabbed Hugo's right hand. "I like your music, but now I think I will fall in love with your music. I think I'll be here today. The professors are late and the students are going to rebel. I have to hurry up."
Hugo looked at the middle-aged man in a gray-brown suit in front of him in a stunned state, and watched him turn around and leave. The only thought in his head was: is he a professor? A professor at the University of California, Berkeley?
But Hugo couldn't get the answer. The middle-aged man walked to the counter with the album of glory to death. After rushing to check out, he disappeared into the crowd. He did not seek the signature of any member of the band, nor did he ask for a photo or hug. He simply discussed his views on the music with Hugo, and then turned around and left with infinite admiration.
But compared to those screams and shouts, this middle-aged man who never introduced himself was the most impressive thing to Hugo, because Hugo knew: he really likes rock.
In fact, people who have experienced the golden age of rock in the 1960s and 1970s almost have a rock plot in their hearts. Even after witnessing the decline of rock in the twenty years, they cannot erase their inner love for rock. Every American has a rock dream in his heart. Although this is a bit exaggerated, it is not far from the facts.
Unfortunately, not everyone has the ability to realize this dream, and not everyone has the opportunity to realize this dream. The pressure of life is always so cruel, just like the middle-aged man just now. No matter whether he is a professor or not, he gave up his dream of rock and roll and returned to a peaceful life, looking for a stable job to make a living, and perhaps finding a stable love to maintain his family.
But when they dreamed at midnight, the heat in their hearts always awakened them, and then looked at the darkness around them and continued to compromise with reality helplessly. However, this fanaticism will never disappear. Occasionally, at a certain moment, it will burst out with a thousand-foot light, making the ordinary life rejuvenate.
Hugo felt very honored that glory to death could become a touch of color in the life of the middle-aged man just now. Perhaps, this is also one of the meanings of music.
"Hey, Hugo!" A crisp sound came from his eyes, grabbing Hugo's attention again. Hugo only saw a petite body standing in front of him, not even at his waist. Her thin shoulders made her look even thinner. Her pink cheeks had a flush caused by intense exercise. The eyes that looked like black grapes flashed with excitement and firm light. This light made people easily ignore her thinness, making Hugo involuntarily think of the young but strong Chihiro in "Sheng and Chihiro".
"Hey." Hugo smiled out of his mouth, bent down and squatted down, keeping himself in a parallel sight with the little girl in front of him. "I'm glad to know you, I'm Hugo Lancaster."
"You still look the most dazzling on the stage, but you still smile very cutely." The little girl said with a big smile. Judging from her height, Hugo guessed that she was only eleven or twelve years old, but listening to her playful and bold words was unpredictable, as if she was talking to an adult. "I'm very happy to know you, I'm Sally Hanson."
"Sally?" Hugo raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Yes, Sally." The quirky little girl in front of her showed a sly smile, "So 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 voice, and then he pretended to be serious, "Which song are you talking about?"
Sally shrugged and pouted, "You know what I'm saying, 'Don't be upset about the past (don't look.back.in.anger)'."
"Yes, of course, Sally just told me not to be upset about the past. This song is made specifically for Sally." Hugo said with a smile, and the warmth of her smile bloomed in Sally's eyes, making Sally laugh happily in an instant. Although she spoke a little maturely, she still looked like a child after all.
Sally knew that Hugo was teasing herself just now, and she blinked, "Hugo, can you tell me who is Sally in this song really referring to?"
"I've given the answer just now, didn't I?" Hugo's teasing made Sally shy. Sally chuckled and shook her head, "I'm serious."
Hugo nodded and said, "Actually, the Sally in this song does not refer to someone. When I was creating, it was just a beautiful misunderstanding. One of my... friend, yes, friend, he misheard it and mistakenly thought I was singing Sally, but after I hummed it again, I felt it was easy, so I decided to do it."
Hugo was telling the truth, but after he finished speaking, he looked at Sally and said with a smile, "Why, don't you believe it?"
Sally shook her head and said seriously, "No, I believe you, because your eyes tell me that you are telling the truth."
Hugo was amused by the little Sally appearance, "But if a reporter interviewed me after today, I would say that this Sally refers to one of my little fans, who is my fan, right?" Hugo confirmed to Sally with a worried look on his face.
But Sally hesitated and thought for a while, then nodded, "Yes, I am your fan." After saying that, Sally laughed, "I have always been your fans. The first time I heard you were your performance in Memphis, and then I heard the story of your road tour. From then on, I wanted to see you with my own eyes."
Although Sally looks very young, she speaks very clearly and speaks very smartly. She doesn't look like an eleven or twelve-year-old child at all. Her crystal clear eyes are still shining with a deep feeling that is not in line with her age. "I have always been curious about what power supports you to fulfill such a grand dream."
"Because it's a dream." Hugo put her hands on Sally's shoulders. Sally looked even thinner than her appearance. From her thick coat, she felt her body thin. However, it seems that Sally has not yet reached the stage of development and will be much better after a year or two.
"Dream?" Sally looked at Hugo in confusion, which made Hugo chuckled.
"Yes, dreams are an unattainable goal that seems to be unfulfilled, but before we work hard, we will never know whether it can be realized. It's like flying a hundred years ago was an impossible dream, but if we were not willing to do it, who knew that flying is so simple now." Hugo said seriously. He did not fool around because the little girl in front of him was too young, because Hugo knew how powerful the power of dreams was, it had nothing to do with age, but with his own beliefs. "Music is a dream to me. I don't know whether it can be realized, but I will keep running towards it and do my best to touch it."
"What if you can never achieve it?" Sally asked in confusion.
"If you are willing to give up, then give up on it, look for another dream, or go back to real life." Hugo said with a smile, "But as long as you are unwilling to give up, it means you are still unwilling to give up. If it were me, you will continue to persevere."
"But, it will never be possible?" Sally's eyes were still full of doubt.
Hugo paused for a moment and said with a smile, "Are you willing to regret that you have tried before, or are you willing to regret that you have never tried before?"
Hugo remembered the words that the band lead singer Zhang Xiaoye said before Time Travel. When someone asked them whether it was worth it after spending ten years of youth but still rolling in the underground rock circle, Zhang Xiaoye replied, "This is not worth it, I regret it now. But I know that I have never experienced it, and I will never know this, so if I go back ten years ago, I will still make the same choice, and then stand in the position ten years later and regret it again."
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 persistence and fearlessness made his smile full of positive power that warmed people's hearts. "I want to participate in your tour and watch your performances on every scene; I want to travel around every corner of the world and see the aurora of the Arctic and the savanna of Africa..."
"With a goal, there is motivation to move forward. Work towards this goal. Even if it cannot be achieved in the end, this process of hard work will become the value of life." Hugo said with a smile, but after saying that, he raised his eyebrows, "You'd better not let your parents know that these are what I taught you..." Hugo felt that he was instigating his little friends to do bad things.
However, Sally said with a smile, "It's too late." This sentence made Hugo mumble in annoyance. Seeing Hugo cooperating with the performance, Sally's hearty laughter burst out like this.
Chapter completed!