Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 599: Ticket Making
The background MV for Mr. Turtle's performance is a condensed version of the story they filmed in Wa Mountain. The final product has not been edited yet, so the entire story is not yet available on the Internet.

However, after the images were processed by Joel's team and combined with the atmosphere of the live singing, many people still understood the story.

Especially caring female fans like Zheng Zeting, they started to wipe away their tears again.

After the singing and voting, Niu Boyi asked Tu Ling: "Did you write the script and shoot the story in this picture for this song?"

Tu Ling took the microphone from the lead singer and said earnestly and firmly: "This story really happened in Wa Mountain in Yunnan Province. Bian Lang said before that the music of the Wa people in Wa Mountain has a lot of similarities with reggae, so we wanted to find some inspiration for reggae music. When we went there for the first time, we met the little boy in the film."

Tu Ling is usually very eloquent, but maybe because it was his first time on a variety show, he was a little nervous. And someone from the professional music fans just shouted, "Tu Ling, you did it like a real man!" He stopped talking all of a sudden.

After a pause, he continued, "After we came back, we shared the photos with everyone and told them about this. Then Bian Lang heard it and he created this song! Later, we used this song to spread this story and let the society pay more attention to the living conditions of left-behind children..."

When this was said, some sounds of regret could be heard in the joyful atmosphere.

Don't doubt it, this happened after the vote had been cast, so there is no suspicion of using the story to win sympathy votes.

It’s just that on the side of professional music fans, some people who don’t know rock musicians very well, have begun to look at these rock musicians with new eyes.

In their inherent impression, playing rock music is synonymous with rebellion and anger.

Rock artists will use their works to fiercely criticize things they don't like, but most of them are metaphysical, such as "Shame".

It sounds like it can be applied to many things and can give people enough shock, but in fact it does not have the penetrating power of "Boys Don't Cry" which focuses on a certain type of thing.

Before this video was released, everyone’s understanding of this song was still very broad!

But now with the video and Tu Ling’s explanation, the focus of this matter has suddenly been locked.

In the eyes of some people, Mr. Turtle's action may be more practical than those celebrities who donate money in a high-profile manner whenever there is a disaster. After all, sometimes, donating money may just be a number for both the celebrities and the beneficiaries.

Being able to truly reach the bottom of society and see the living conditions of these usually neglected disadvantaged groups in society, if it weren’t exposed, those celebrities wouldn’t have the time for this!

But these rock artists just went there directly, without any live broadcast, nor calling on fans to give tips and donations, nor any pretentious announcements. They just put the content in front of you in such a sudden way.

Zheng Zeting, who has been engaged in charity work, took the initiative to speak after listening to the speech: "Thank you Mr. Turtle for letting us know about these things. I am also in charge of some charity fund projects. We can have a good chat later. Let's connect and see what kind of help we can give to the children in Washan!"

After hearing this, Tu Ling and the others bowed and expressed their gratitude. They thought that this variety show trip, apart from anything else, had accomplished this task, so other things like the number of votes were already secondary issues.

As for Bian Lang's reward, they wanted it, but they also firmly believed that the song had already been written. The only difference was when Bian Lang would take it out and who would sing it!
With 763 votes, judging by the current vote distribution, they should have no problem advancing to the next round in the rankings.

The performances that followed were the same, with some highlights and some mistakes. By the time lunch came, the most difficult time, the fans were in a better mood than yesterday, because they could see Bian Lang and Hedgehog perform today!
At this time, a somewhat malicious but extremely tempting piece of news began to spread among ordinary music fans: "Hedgehog is the last one to perform. The previous vote count is already clear. We can manipulate the votes so that the Rolling Stones are not in the top 15, and then let them play in the play-offs. This way we can hear it twice more!"

This was obviously the brainchild of a music fan with a science background, based on his understanding of the competition rules and his analysis of the order of appearances.

Even if ordinary music fans don't vote for Hedgehog, they can still enter the final four bands with their high scores in the band vote. With the strength of Hedgehog and Bian Lang, it's just a matter of bragging to get the last spot, so...

After using various pieces of spare time to thoroughly think through the feasibility of this matter, the music fans decided to do it!
Anyway, in their opinion, even if they misunderstood the rules and really eliminated Hedgehog, the program team would definitely come up with various resurrection competition systems to bring the Rolling Stones back to continue the competition.

As for whether they will be blacklisted by “Summer of the Band” and lose the chance to participate in the live draw in the future, they are really not worried at all.

After all, what bad intentions could these simple rock fans have in selling tickets in this way? Don’t they just want to hear Hedgehog perform a few more times?
There was no instigation by any staff of the program team in this matter, but after Tian Xiao heard about it, he felt that this matter was as absurd as hearing something in a foreign language!
"Music fans took the initiative to vote to eliminate their favorite band, just to let them perform two more sets. I guess even the most experienced planners under Lao Jiang can't come up with this script!"

As for those ordinary fans who came in through the Rolling Stones’ connections, I really don’t know what to say now!
Inform the production team? It seems that informing them is useless. After all, even if the production team knows about it, what can they do? Stop and persuade the fans, and then continue recording?
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, music fans will definitely protest. After all, even those who stand on Bianlang's side would like Hedgehog to perform two more shows.

As for official ticket changes, "Summer of the Band" would never do such a thing.

After all, if the program production team really intervened in the results, then these fans who did not vote would not only make a scene at the scene, but their mouths would definitely not be idle after the program was broadcast.

As for re-recording? That's overthinking. This is not the original Mango TV station where you can rehearse and mix the main competition. The band is not the Xie Pineapple who has edited the sound to make it sound like electronic music and still cries and says that he really likes singing and dancing.

When Liangzi and Jinma were informed of this instruction, a group of fans did not worry at all that the two would betray the fan group.

Sure enough, when Jin Ma was discussing with Liang Zi in a low voice with some entanglement, Liang Zi smiled and said, "Anyway, I didn't hear anything. If you want me not to vote for Hedgehog, then no way!"

"No, if the fans are serious, even if each of us gets 10 votes, no... 100 votes, we still can't save Hedgehog! Wouldn't Brother Lang feel very embarrassed about this?"

"Golden Horse, I think Brother Lang will find this very entertaining!"

"I'm afraid you think it's funny, I..."

"Oh, why are you so slow? Don't you think about whether you like to read novels about smooth sailing all the way?"

"But we can't let Brother Lang be unprepared. Imagine if you were on stage, performing happily, but in the end you were only given 300 points. How would you feel?"

"Jin Ma, of course you two will feel uncomfortable, but Brother Lang may not. Think about who he is. I think he will just smile helplessly and let it go. Could it be that the production team really wants to eliminate the hedgehog? Even if he gets 0 votes, that doesn't prove Brother Lang's level..."

After hearing this, Jin Ma expressed his attitude with silence. Because deep down in his heart, he also wanted to hear Hedgehog sing a few more verses. ...

When the second-to-last pastoral band came on stage, the atmosphere of the whole venue slowly returned to the same level as when the show just started.

Lao Zhao and his team chose the band's famous songs this time. Although they are not well-known in the current Chinese music scene, the rock fans present are still very familiar with their songs unless they are new to the band because of Bian Lang and the Rolling Stones.

Faced with this stage designed specifically for them, Lao Zhao and his brothers were extremely excited.

Although it has been a long time since they last performed on the stage of such a live recording program, these singers all showed the composure that veterans should have.

Of course, they are not vague at all when it comes to being excited...

In the end, with many old rock fans shedding tears at the scene, the Pastoral Band firmly entered the top 768 with 15 votes.

Therefore, there is no need for the science music fan to come out and calculate, the threshold for advancement has already been displayed in front of everyone through the big screen.

Now the first 15 guarding the gate is the Washe Band with 697 votes, but the last one to appear is Hedgehog! It is Hedgehog led by Bian Lang!

So they didn't even have the chance to try again later, because among the bands that didn't make the cut, it was impossible for them to be ranked in the top four in the internal voting.

Seeing this result in the preparation room, the members of Washe Band felt very sorry, but they could accept this result. They didn't feel ashamed to be pulled down by the hedgehog on the line between life and death!
They had never dared to think of such a mid-table result before coming here, so there was no change in their expressions.

However, ever since someone came up and started to comfort them, they actually felt that this matter was really a bit painful!

At the same time, the four bands that had already planned to compete against each other began to get serious.

Although they didn't know what the topic would be, as their votes were almost the same, they all felt that they would eventually become the dark horse that advanced.

The on-site staff also agreed with everyone's idea and asked the four bands to prepare and participate in the competition later.

As for the members of Hedgehog Band, they were doing their preparations leisurely behind the big screen.

Ding Ding, who was no longer in trouble, asked Bian Lang who was checking the pedals, "Brother Lang, how many votes do you think we can get?"

Bian Lang asked back: "What do you think?"

"Full ticket! That's impossible. Even if the Rolling Stones came, it would be impossible to have a full ticket!"

After Huang Kai said some nonsense, Strauss said: "I predict 900!"

Bian Lang was really unsure. If they had chosen "Train...", "Daytime Blue Dream" or "Yearning for Life" which Hedgehog had already sung, he thought 900 points would be possible given the current level of the song. But today they still chose to sing a new song, and Bian Lang thought it would be around 850 points, which should be the top.

But at this time, he had no intention of destroying his prestige: "900 is fine for me. When we get there, I'll treat you to all the midnight snacks in Banna!"

"That's not necessary. I heard from your eldest brother that everything will be his when we get down there!"

As soon as Huang Kai said this, Bian Lang said, "That has nothing to do with you, right? Anyway, the Rolling Stones are not going, so I plan to let the Goat practice with them for a while..."

"No, Bian Lang, don't think that just because I keep smoking Lanzhou, I am a stranger! Can't I go and play with you? I'm just a bassist. It's not easy for me..."

As the two began to bicker, the director's voice came from the earphones: "Hedgehog, get ready!"

At this time, the few of them put away their playful thoughts and stood in their respective positions, waiting for the curtain to rise and the revolving stage to bring them to the fans.

At this time, in front of the stage, Mu Ge had just finished singing and Niu Boyi hadn't even said the name of the Hedgehog Band, but the fans had already started to call out to them spontaneously.

Faced with such loud shouts, Niu Bo simply put the microphone on the table and signaled to the staff with his eyes that it was enough!

Facing the huge call from the fans, Bian Lang was still thinking about how to perform to live up to the fans who had waited for nearly 10 hours.

Little did he know that he had already been arranged by these live music fans.

Jin Ma turned around and looked at the excited fans, thinking: "They like Brother Lang so much, how could they have the heart to come up with such a vicious idea?"

Liang Zi also sighed and muttered in his heart: "The minds of music fans nowadays are so twisted!"

As for the super fans and professional fans who knew nothing, while they followed the call, some of them were also thinking: "We need to be more cautious in voting later, otherwise if the gap between the first place and the previous one is too big, we may be targeted by public opinion when it is broadcast!" They were not only thinking about the program team, but also about Bian Lang.

This certainly does not include Liu Xiaokui, the "pendant" on Lang's leg. He thinks that voting for all is the greatest support for Brother Lang!
Before the curtain opened, Huang Kai and Bian Lang exchanged glances, which meant just wait and see, this time just wait for the hedgehog to turn the whole place upside down.

As the curtain rose, the band came to the front stage driven by the revolving stage. Before Bie Lang could speak, Ding Ding, who had already received the task, began to beat the snare drum and shouted the classic opening line of the original Earth hedgehog: "hello...hello...hello...we are hedgehogs!"

(End of this chapter)