Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 583 582 The first song of the bands in "Summer of the Band"
Bian Lang knew that Li Hao asked more than that, but in order to keep everyone in suspense, he couldn't reveal all of it: "Most of the 800 audience members were screened after on-site registration. We didn't ask PR to buy them. There are also dozens of people who came through friends in the circle..."

When they heard about buying people, most of those present who had never participated in a variety show were actually a little confused.

"What? You're allowed to come and see the scene for free, but you still have to pay to hire someone?"

Facing Li Hao who seemed a little incredulous, Pan Jianhu explained: "There are 31 bands. Although each band only has one song, it takes two days to finish recording after working eight hours a day. This can be considered as work. In addition, the rock music fans in Spring City are relatively weak, and there are all kinds of messy costs. It is not easy to find these 800 people."

Pan Jianhu was not exaggerating when he said this, as the recording location for Summer of Music 2 was in Langfang, and although there were scalpers out there trying to buy admission, Bian Lang knew that during the recording of the first stage of qualifying, less than half of the "fans" who came were invited with free food and lodging, and also paid a service fee.

He went to watch the later matches and sat there for more than 6 hours, so Bian Lang knew that this job was not easy at all.

Also, the band that performed last on the day was exhausted both physically and mentally by the end.

Li Hao didn't think it was a big deal. So many people from the band gathered together. Normally, they could just drink and chat for five or six hours and get by easily. Now there was a performance too, so it wouldn't be that hard to endure.

"By the way, I heard from Lao Zhao that you guys had a ban on alcohol when you were recording the show before, right? Do we have one here?"

"Li Hao, you drunkard, how dare you ask this? I tell you, even if I say I won't restrict others, you can't get away with this!" Pan Jianhu spoke directly to shut up the hole that allowed him to drink.

He didn't know whether other people's drinking would cause trouble, but he could not go wrong in saying that a sober person was more controlled than a drunk person.

While a large group of bands were communicating with each other, the investment promotion team was dealing with two car brands.

In terms of relationship, Tank is definitely the first choice for vehicle sponsorship, but after the first round of discussions, the two sides decided not to cooperate this time. It’s not about money, but they just felt that the product matching is not high. That’s why the two companies are competing.

Both brands are high-end foreign brands and the fees they offer are similar. The biggest difference is that one wants to show its business car model on the show, while the other wants to show its city SUV.

When faced with such a difficult choice, the investment team did not choose to look for the main persons in charge of the program group, but directly found Chen Shuting.

Chen Shuting originally wanted to ask Bian Lang for his opinion, but after thinking about it, she called Evelyn to hear her opinion. After all, they are two foreign brands, and the money is about the same, so it depends on whether these two foreign brands can provide any substantial help to the Rolling Stones in the future.

Upon hearing these two brands, Evelyn, who was almost asleep, perked up a lot and began to analyze the pros and cons: "I suggest choosing JEEP. The family that controls Juventus is the big boss of JEEP. Since Bian Lang has agreed to write songs for Juventus, then future cooperation in Europe will be a natural progression."

Although sponsoring a variety show is such a small matter that the head office has no interest in asking about it, but with this foundation in place, it will be much smoother to discuss cooperation abroad in the future.

The key is that Bian Lang himself is a fan of the game, and the story of running in both directions will be a script that fans of both sides would like to see.

Just like that, another company that originally thought that its product positioning was more suitable for the show lost to JEEP.

Tank felt a little bit sorry when he heard the news, but after all, their products are more suitable for outdoor programs with more exposure.

However, since JEEP has already linked up with the Rolling Stones, their sense of crisis has risen. They thought that after the recording of the program here is finished, they must take the lead in sponsoring the second season of "Taohuayuan".

As for the sponsorship of alcohol, it was given to Xibiqi without any surprise. However, the fee this time was not very discounted, but it was still lower than the main sponsor of the S-level project in the market.

In addition, there are more than a dozen scattered companies engaged in functional beverages, electronic products, etc.

It should have been the most competitive music platform, but due to the Rolling Stones' strong insistence on not giving exclusive rights, Xia Zi and Yuncun tacitly split the rights.

The most troublesome issue so far is the competition between the two online shopping websites. White Dog and Black Cat have really tried their best to win the exclusive naming rights.

This kind of situation, which would only occur on fruit channels in previous years, is now actually happening on the show’s side.

Niu Boyi and Chen Shuting led the investment promotion team to discuss until very late but still failed to come up with an idea. The main problem was that this also involved the issue of the exclusive online broadcasting platform.

Taiku has the shadow of Black Cat's parent company behind it, while White Dog and Xiaopo Station do not have such backgrounds, but the cooperation is also quite close. So behind this choice, it is very likely that the ownership of the exclusive broadcasting rights will also be determined.

Niu Boyi, who has been working closely with Taiku, is more emotionally inclined towards Taiku, but the fact that Bilibili is the headquarters of the Rolling Stones cannot be ignored.

So when Chen Shuting asked for his opinion, he always said he would think about it again.

He thought about this until the next morning, and even he didn't expect that Bai Gou would actually send the leader's wife to lead the team to talk.

Although they had never met before, the White Dog lady boss, who was very popular online because of her beauty and marriage, actually invited Ge Yue to come with her. After visiting the music industry park and the school under construction across the street, the seemingly weak lady boss directly offered a price that Niu Bo, who repeatedly favored Taiku, could hardly refuse.

"No matter how much Black Cat pays, we will have an extra 1000 million. In addition, we will sponsor 5 yuan for each musician during the competition, which will be used to purchase musical instruments on our platform!"

Upon hearing this, Pan Jianhu, who was accompanying Ge Yue, immediately expressed his opinion: "Then I would like to thank you on behalf of all the musicians."

When Zheng Zeting heard Pan Jianhu's statement, which was basically equivalent to an agreement, she smiled and raised an idea of ​​her own: "Mr. Pan, can I come to the scene as a fan? I really like the drummer of your Rolling Stones named Ding Ding! Which band will she be playing with this time?"

Niu Bo knew that there would be no problem with this matter, but the most likely thing would be to just give him a front-row viewing spot.

But who is Niu Boyi? In the rock circle, he is not only far behind Lao Pan, but looking at the entire entertainment industry, Lao Pan is also far behind him.

With a quick glance, Niu Boyi spoke up, "Mr. Zheng, I'll send you a recording schedule later. If you think your time is suitable, please let us know in advance and we'll arrange a seat for you as a super fan."

Hearing this, Pan Jianhu, who wanted to say no, was held back by Chen Shuting. Zheng Zeting, who had not expected this result, declined politely: "Super fan? You mean like those teachers? I don't have the qualifications. I can just go to the scene to cheer for Ding Ding."

After hearing this, Pan Jianhu understood why he was not so good at business before. He usually couldn't say nice words that people would never take seriously. Even if he knew it was just for fun, he was unwilling to say it.

But now with Niu Boyi, who knows how to deal with things, the situation is completely different. Although Zheng Zeting refused verbally, judging from the expression on her face, she must be very happy in her heart.

But at this time Niu Boyi spoke again: "Boss Zheng, I'm not kidding you. The few super fans we originally decided on, Liu Xiaokui and I are both tone-deaf, not to mention understanding rock music. Anyway, just vote based on the scene and your own preferences. The super fans' votes don't account for a large proportion, so you don't have to worry about your choice affecting the band's performance."

Niu Boyi is right. Although according to the rules each super fan has 5 votes, compared with the total votes of more than 1000, it is difficult to really affect the result. Moreover, the title of the guest is not something like a judge, but a super fan. It will not cause disgust among rock fans.

In addition, Zheng Zeting is still quite popular online, and Summer of Music's audience is mostly male fans, so this will not have any impact on the program's reputation.

Old Pan obviously couldn't think of so many things, but he couldn't slap his own people in the face in front of others. Although he felt that this was inappropriate, he could only endure and see what Zheng Zeting did.

"Teacher Niu, I will take note of your kindness. But I think we should settle the cooperation first. My personal affairs are not very important..."

Hearing this, Lao Pan was relieved, but Chen Shuting behind him sent a voice message to Zhou Ketong: "When does Hedgehog rehearse today? Tell Ding Ding to have her come to have lunch with us at noon so that she can meet a big fan."

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That afternoon, Ding Ding returned to the rehearsal room and felt like she was floating in the sky. It is not uncommon to have a meal with fans, but it is really rare to have a meal with such a powerful fan.

Seeing her often giggling during breaks, Huang Kai joked, "Ding Ding, it's a young handsome male fan, right? So what do you think? Is he interested in you?"

"Brother Kaizi, you won't believe this, but this fan is Zheng Zeting. She even said she would come to cheer me on during the show! I think she is the idol of women like us. Even though she married into a wealthy family, she still maintains her independence!"

Huang Kaike didn't expect it to be this person, and was also surprised: "This person came in person? The black cat is probably doomed."

"That's possible. At the Black Cat Annual Meeting last year, the boss sang 'Shame'! Who knows if that dad is a fan of Brother Lang..." With a gossipy heart, Tongqi also joined the discussion.

"Yeah, that's hard to say! But that person can't possibly come in person, so I think the possibility of it being the White Dog is greater."

"By the way, where are the Langge people? We are still waiting to discuss what song to sing for the first time?"

The Hedgehog band is not the only one that has this problem. The New Pants band is even more troubled than them.

If Bian Lang is still the lead singer, then he can just decide on his own. But for Shan Yang, who is not sure whether he is a permanent lead singer or is here to lead the team, he has to be careful in choosing songs.

I have been rehearsing the entire album of New Pants these days, but I still have no idea. According to common sense, the first show must be the band's most famous song, and the most famous song of New Pants must be "People Without Ideals Are Not Sad".

Shanyang’s performance was indeed okay, but he just felt a little uneasy: “Kapok, I think this song is Bian Lang’s famous song. I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to sing it on such an important stage!”

Kong Liang didn't care: "Mu Mian, you and Su Kan have been with Bian Lang for the longest time and are also the band's veterans. You guys make the decision!"

Mumian thought about it and realized that this song was indeed the most famous song of New Pants, but in fact, this song was also the first song released by Bian Lang after he left the Mask Band. The meaning was completely different. What Shanyang said was not unreasonable: "Then it should be "Fireworks"? Although this song is not in the album, it is also from New Pants."

"Fireworks? This one's not bad either..." After saying that, Kong Liang remembered that this song had been covered by Liu Yao at a concert.

Su Kan, who had been silent the whole time, finally expressed his opinion at this time: "I think we should sing "Life is Hot Because of You". We are all gathered together because of Brother Lang, and singing this song to him will have a different meaning."

"it is good!"

"Okay, that's it. Miss Su, you have the best idea!"

"Then I'll go find a live video to watch..."

The same problem also occurred to Zhang Ting and his group. It was most appropriate for them to sing their band's original songs in the first show, but Zhang Ting thought they should sing "Goodbye Jack". Ding Tong thought that the two songs were not suitable and should sing "Bell and Drum Tower".

As for Xi Que and the others, they didn't have any arrogant thoughts this time, and they were determined to bring out the songs that Bian Lang gave them. But since Tong Qi was also playing the keyboard for Hedgehog, they were missing one person in most of the rehearsals.

"Xi Que, you said that you and Tong Qi have teamed up with Brother Lang, when will it be my turn?" The band's bassist also just figured this out.

With Xi Que in front and Tong Qi behind, it seems that Bian Lang has some connection with these folk diners, so he also hopes to have a chance to team up with Bian Lang to play once.

But who would have thought that Xi Que's words would break his defense directly: "You'd better not hold out any hope. Even if Kaizi and Mumian are not here, it doesn't matter if Beisi is missing!"

The bassist was about to give him a lick when Liu Ziyang came over and said, "Come, listen to the version I just mixed for you."

Listening to the hysterical and somewhat neurotic voice of the magpie singing: "Let all dreams stay at the crossroads of youth, let all kings find the interface of power, let all reason be buried deep in the *, let all of us disappear at the end of love..."

Liu Ziyang said, "Magpie, this song is really suitable for you, but you should think about the lyrics yourself. I don't need to tell you more about the changes that need to be made, right?"

(End of this chapter)