Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 598 The Disappearing Filter

This scene!
The fans who reacted the loudest almost knelt down in front of the stage.

At this moment, there was only one voice in their minds: "This is not a rock concert, this is simply the scene of an epic movie!"

Looking at the seats for super fans and professional fans, the only person still sitting there was Liu Ziyang.

Those who had already stood up basically performed the Metal Salute, and some even had red eyes.

As the naked-eye 3D projection faded, everyone's attention was refocused on the Exodus band.

This kind of performance is quite exhausting in the first place, and with the heating of various lights on the scene, the faces of several people are now covered with sweat.

Before going on stage, some of Green Algae's long hair was still flying in the wind and was already sticking to her forehead and cheeks.

After the giant screen came down and everyone had caught their breath, Niu Boyi said, "Thank you Exodus, and thank you to our behind-the-scenes team for bringing us such a high-quality performance!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Zeting, who had not spoken much yesterday, said, "I thought I wouldn't be shocked so early today, but now it seems that I still lack understanding of our Chinese rock music."

Liu Ziyang then said, “Not to mention you, even I didn’t expect Exodus’ live performance today to be so surprising! To be honest, the category of metal music still lacks some necessary popularity and public awareness in the Chinese music market. Today, I see hope from you, keep going!”

This sentence suddenly stirred up the emotions of several people who had already calmed down.

After holding back for a few seconds, Lu Zao finally spoke: "Thank you to all the teachers, thank you to all the fans present, and thank you to Mr. Bian Lang for entrusting this song to us. Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission! We really enjoyed this stage today, and hope that everyone will have the opportunity to watch our live show offline in the future!"

Green Algae's words came from the bottom of their hearts. They not only thanked everyone, but also wanted to see how the fans felt about them.

Black metal may be a religion in itself, but for most music fans, even rock fans, it is still an undeveloped field.

However, to their surprise, after this call, the response on the scene was extremely enthusiastic!
At this time, Bian Lang, who was in the preparation room, has become the focus again:

"Bian Lang, it's great! You guys did a really great job on this MV!"

"This is really amazing, the rock emperor is here!"

Lao Zhao said with some regret: "If I had known, I would have sung "I Really Need It" first and created such an explosive stage effect at the beginning."

Bian Lang, who was still in the midst of excitement, said, "It won't affect the future, but I'm afraid the DGM team will be annoyed to death this time!"

As for the rumor that foreigners don't work overtime, it was just the result of being infinitely magnified by some media with unknown intentions.

Although they are not as hardworking as the Chinese, they will definitely not go against money!
The band ranked behind Exodus is now in a difficult situation. They thought they should be able to handle the niche black metal venue easily.

But now it seems that this is going to happen!
Because the high number of votes of 803 appeared at the beginning, which was definitely something no one expected.

Olaf patted Joel, the visual director beside him, and congratulated him with a smile: "Joel, you did a great job! You even hid it from me!"

Joel shrugged helplessly and said, "Olaf, isn't this the effect we want? If I told you in advance, would you still be so surprised now? Our only concern is the review later, but Mr. Liu nodded, so we don't have any concerns anymore."

"Indeed, if we knew it in advance, it wouldn't be such a surprise. I think if the Rolling Stones were to have a show in Europe this year, Exodus would be a good choice to open it!"

"You're right Olaf. If this live performance were brought to Europe, I believe a lot of metal fans would go crazy about it!" After saying that, Joel pointed at his colleague who was still squatting on the side stage.

Olaf looked up and saw two people squatting there pointing and talking. Although he couldn't hear what they were saying, it was obvious from the way they were gesticulating that they were still excited.

It was not until Joel picked up the intercom and shouted that the two of them reluctantly returned to their jobs!
With such an explosive start, although the following performances were not as good as "My Exodus", the atmosphere was created and the musicians were excited, so the venue did not cool down much.

At this time, a band called Chuncan in the preparation room was called by the staff. After they stood up, they did not follow immediately, but went to the Hedgehog Band, greeted Huang Kai, nodded and thanked Bian Lang before following the staff.

"It's not easy. By the way, Brother Kaizi, what's the current situation of your former band?"

Chuncan was a band under Modie before. The original name of the band was Pupa. They quit before the Blueberry Music Festival and changed their name to become independent. When he saw them, Bian Lang had the heart to ask Huang Kai about this matter. He remembered that Huang Kai and Mocheng had reconciled after Ximangmang last year.

"They want to leave, but they can't bear to give up those copyrights. It's not about money. The songs they wrote are their own children. I don't think they will leave easily unless it's absolutely necessary. After all, they are still the face of Magic Disc, and offline performances are still possible, but forget about other resources."

After saying this, Tu Ling also came over and said, "Their situation is different. If we were them, we wouldn't have been so determined to leave. This year's tour has been confirmed, and pre-sales for some shows have already started. If they quit now, it won't just offend Mo Die and Zhu Wen. Many venue owners and fans will wonder how they will feel about them in the future."

Bian Lang nodded, then thought of something and said, "Someone from Ximangmang has come over. This year, they have given 10 bands quotas. We don't need to go through the art management department. We can just choose the bands to go. Tu Ling, are you guys going?"

"As long as it doesn't affect our Rolling Stones in October, we'll go." This year's Rolling Stones Music Festival is planned to be held on May 10st and National Day.

As for the super-large event with more than 10 people during the summer vacation, Bian Lang and Lao Pan discussed it and decided to postpone it.

There is currently no precedent for holding such a large-scale music festival in China. Neither the organizer nor the host city has any idea about such a thing. Not to mention whether it will be messed up, even whether it can be held is a problem.

Hearing Tu Ling's tone, Bian Lang smiled and said, "How many new songs have you prepared?"

"I wrote four songs, but they are a little different from "Boys Don't Cry" and "Three Little Birds". I feel that if I want to make an album..." Tu Ling did not hesitate and directly stated the situation.

Bian Lang smiled and said, “Come on, if you can make it to the third round, I will write you an upgraded version of “Boys Don’t Cry”!”

Hearing this, Tu Ling suddenly became alert: "Bian Lang, I think you have already written it, let us listen to it first!"

"Let's talk about it after we get into the third round..."

As soon as the voice fell, Green Algae and the others returned to the preparation room.

I don't know how much he heard, but Green Algae came over and asked, "Are we entitled to any good thing?"

On the short walk back to the preparation room, the group had already discussed it. No matter what the final result is, they will give themselves another two years. Not only for their own music dreams, signing with the Rolling Stones is also a way to repay the kindness of the Rolling Stones and Bian Lang for this song and this variety show. So when they came back this time, the tone of their speech was that they had already regarded themselves as members of the Rolling Stones.

Bian Lang raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Why, have you discussed it?"

"Well, I'll go find Sister Chen to sign it when I'm done."

Hearing this, Bian Lang stood up and raised his fist and said, "Welcome!"

After touching the faces of all the band members, Bian Lang continued, "We were just talking about Tu Ling and the others. If they make it to the third round, write a new song for them. The same goes for you. All the members under the Rolling Stones will do the same!"

Bian Lang's sound was not loud, but the members of the Rolling Stones were all sitting together and basically heard it.

Li Hao and Lao Zhao have been joining in the fun here, and I feel a little envious.

However, they have long been accustomed to life in BJ, and they also have a sense of homesickness. Otherwise, Pan would have talked to them about joining the Rolling Stones as early as the end of last year.

Li Hao leaned over to Lao Zhao and whispered, "It's really incomparable. With Bian Lang's talent and bearing, he will probably dominate the martial arts world in the near future!"

Lao Zhao was silent for a while before he slowly spoke: "Perhaps, Bian Lang is just like in the video of the previous performance. He is really the last emperor of our rock circle?"

Soon, the Spring Silkworm Band came on stage. When they finished their performance and gave their speech, the lead singer unexpectedly thanked the Rolling Stones and Bian Lang: "Thanks to Bian Lang, we rock musicians have seen new hope and other possibilities besides Magic Disc..."

As soon as these words came out, Qin Ge in the backstage laughed: "If this is edited in, the effect in the circle will definitely explode!"

Not to mention the circle, just look at the die-hard fans of the former members of the Pupa band in the audience, now they want to start cursing Magic Disc.

In the past, when there was nothing to compare it to, people actually thought that Magic Records was pretty good. Now with the advent of the Rolling Stones, fans have slowly begun to see the true face of Magic Records.

Although no one talks about Magic Disc's copyright control and capital affairs.

But through the events of Bian Lang and Li Yiliang, as well as the subsequent wave of bands changing their names and terminating their contracts, anyone with a discerning eye could basically guess what kind of dirty things were going on behind this.

Although this does not affect the fans' love for the bands under Magic Disc, the original expectation of "revitalizing Chinese rock" has been completely shattered.

The person who felt most powerless facing this scene was the only young employee sent by Magic Disc to get first-hand information about the situation.

He had reported yesterday's on-site situation in detail to the company twice. The first time was to his superior, and then the astonished superior asked him to report directly to Zhu Wen.

After listening to this, Zhu Wen didn't say much, but just asked him to pay more attention to the performance of bands released from Magic Disc on variety shows.

In fact, when he reported yesterday, he withheld some content, such as the benefits the program team gave to music fans, the situation of the on-site sponsors, and some specific stage configurations.

But when Zhu Wen heard it, he felt that this matter was a bit like a fairy tale.

But at the same time, he also felt that this might be an opportunity.

Capital seeks wealth, even if some of the big guys have some inclination towards rock music, but if the future potential of Magic Disc makes them see no hope, the speed of stopping losses should not be much slower than layoffs. By then, it will be difficult for Zhu Wen to continue to enjoy what he enjoys now.

Zhu Wen predicted that "Summer of Music" would be a hit, so he started planning how to copy it.

He is confident that what Rolling Stone can do won't be much different. Moreover, with his connections, it shouldn't be difficult for him to find other entertainment companies to cooperate with and then stitch together a variety show that is not very similar but has similar hot topics.

However, all of this can only be prepared after the results of the competition between "The Voice of China" and "Summer of Music" come out.

Returning his attention to the scene, the young employee of Magic Disc compared the stunning visual effects of the previous "My Exodus" with the heart-piercing words of the Spring Silkworm Band, and once again began to doubt his career.

It was not easy for Kyoto Ju to join Magic Disc because of his love for rock music. He decided to join Magic Disc after graduating from university, and he has been doing this for almost 4 years.

But now Pan Xiulong, the pillar of Magic Disc Music in his mind, has left, and the old bands have gradually terminated their contracts. Of course, there are new people to fill in, but who can be like Ma Yuan and Ershou? They have works that stand out as soon as they come out.

And looking at the stage effects of Exodus, can Magic Disc give it to you?

Obviously it's a bit difficult! The only competitive advantage of the Magic Disc in the industry is probably the BJ.

After all, as the center of China, Chuncheng will probably have to look up to it all his life because of its advantages in cultural industries.

However, the Rolling Stones have a big boss like Bian Lang supporting them, so it is impossible to change the geographical distribution pattern of this cultural industry. But if it is just a small sector like rock, he thinks the problem should not be too big.

Moreover, the park he saw now and the music school not far away already had the basic prototype. Based on his observation of the Rolling Stones, there should be no possibility that these two things could not be done. It was just a matter of time.

But can Magic Disc do these two things?
He felt that as long as Zhu Wen was still in power, even if Mo Die had the ability, he would not do it!
Therefore, the filter in his mind completely disappeared at this moment!

He knew that for a long time from now on, the world of Chinese rock would be dominated by the Rolling Stones...

During the lunch break, he was struggling with how to report today's opening situation to the company that evening.

When they entered the venue again, the ones standing there were Tu Ling and his band Mr. Turtle.

When facing his former colleagues in the company, he felt sad again.

The song "Boys Don't Cry" started playing, and when he heard the line "Orphans in this beautiful world...", his tear glands felt like they were about to explode.

He looked up at the stage and saw the lead singer's eyes scanning the audience and lingering on him for a moment.

It seemed as if the following line of lyrics was sung for him: "But where is my heart, my home? Where is it, my friend..."

(End of this chapter)