Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 641 A calm mind naturally cools down

After the joke, Bian Lang listened to the heavy voice of the female bassist on the stage, and he couldn't help but think of Pu Yu, the female bassist from the original Earth.

There is no doubt that Yuandiqiu is the most talented female bassist of the younger generation in Bianlang's vision. As a female bassist who performed at the Midi Music Festival at the age of 23, this female bassist with both good looks and skills was remembered by music fans almost as soon as she appeared.

Bian Lang remembered that she played with Crack for a while. The most unexpected thing was that she later formed her own band and became the lead singer. The name of the band was Wu Yezhi.

Thinking of this, a lyric and melody began to flow out in his mind: "I walked down the mountain, picked up all the morning glow that fell on the horizon, and hid them all in the night before Kunlun collapsed..."

"I wonder if this girl can play the guzheng?" Bian Lang's inexplicable words confused Huang Kai again!
"What did you say? It's not enough to order takeout, pick up packages, and do somersaults, but you also have to be able to play the guzheng to be a bassist? So what was the purpose of the invention of the bass instrument?"

Hearing this self-deprecating joke, Bian Lang didn't explain much, just waved his hands and said with a smile: "I don't ask you to know..."

Although he said that, Huang Kai felt that Bian Lang definitely had more to say. First of all, he was sure that Bian Lang wanted to give this band a song!
Secondly, he felt that he had to find time to learn the slap technique, otherwise if Bian Lang really needed to use it when composing music one day, he would be at a great loss if he didn’t know how to do it.

Besides, the Rolling Stone Music School will start recruiting students soon, and as one of the prospective bass teachers, he should be more comprehensive.

Fortunately, this thing is not difficult for a player like him with solid basic skills. He didn't practice before because he thought it was useless, and he was also a little lazy. Now that he has seen more possibilities in Rolling Stone, he should take the initiative to upgrade the software.

Bian Lang had no idea that Huang Kai had so many inner thoughts, so he suddenly asked him an irrelevant question: "I heard from Lao Tan that Lanzhou is one of the locations for the National Day Rolling Stone Music Festival. What do you think?"

"Ah! If you ask me, then of course I will agree! But from the company's point of view, I think it's better to hold the Rolling Stone Music Festival somewhere else first. It might be safer to try to get Blueberry there first!"

As a local, he of course agreed wholeheartedly that the Rolling Stones could open a band in his hometown, but he was also aware of the audience of the music market there. Blueberry had a wider audience and would be more acceptable to music fans. If he started with the Rolling Stones, he was a little afraid of ruining the Rolling Stones' golden brand.

"Well, that's up to you."

Bian Lang still thinks that the selection of the next venue should be cautious. Since it is a large-scale domestic music festival, it is not justifiable to stay in Yunnan Province.

As for where the first stop would be when leaving the province, he felt that the primary condition was to hold up the plate. If he went out of the province, wouldn't that be as rare and strange as before?

As for the Rolling Stone label, Bian Lang positioned it as the best pure rock music label in China. If it cannot thrive outside its home turf of Yunnan Province, it might as well give up as soon as possible.

In fact, the best choice was BJ, but if it was during the National Day, there would be more restrictions, and there might be some unforeseen risks. So after weighing the pros and cons, Lao Pan decided to move the BJ option to next year.

Of the remaining options, Bian Lang would of course prefer a place where the Rolling Stones members’ hometowns are located…

If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like wearing fine clothes and walking at night!

Halfway through the song, they left Huang Kai and the others and went to the tent where the band was resting near the Shanhai Stage.

The volunteer guarding there was not very surprised to see that it was Bian Lang, but he was quite excited!
As a veteran of two sessions, he had already completed the autograph photo check-in last time, but he still maximized the emotional value for Bian Lang: "Senior! Why are you here? Can I take a photo with you?"

Seeing that it was his junior high school girl, after signing autographs and taking photos, Bian Lang stood at the door and started chatting with her: "Which department are you from, junior high school girl?"

"Arts management. I'm in my third year and have already passed the agent certification exam. Next semester I will sign up for an internship at the Rolling Stones."

Hearing that she was a reserve talent, Bian Lang smiled happily and said, "Rolling Stone welcomes you. Your senior sister Zhou Ketong from the same major as you is now the agent of New Pants. Come on!"

"Yes, we all know about Senior Sister Zhou's situation. Our teacher even invited her to the school to give me a sharing session earlier!"

Bian Lang really didn't know about this, but thinking about how Zhou Ketong had grown from a chubby girl to a lady with a standard figure, he felt that Zhou Ketong would be very proud when she went back to share it.

"Did she tell you that working at the Stones was very fulfilling?"

Facing Bian Lang's question, which was somewhat deliberately concealing suspicion, the volunteer smiled and said, "Senior Zhou didn't talk too much about her time at Rolling Stone. Instead, she told us about some of the preparations we really need to make to become an agent. Anyway, I feel it is very different from what I learned during the exam..."

Listening to the volunteer's talk, Bian Lang felt very relieved. An ordinary girl like Zhou Ketong, who does not have outstanding looks, can share her experiences in school after being recognized. This should be more helpful to her juniors who really want to work in this field than the knowledge points in books.

Anyway, he himself has never been to college!
After chatting for about 10 minutes, Shanlan's performance ended. The volunteer was very considerate and helped Bian Lang open the door of the tent and let him go in first.

Before long, Shanlan's group of musicians and managers came over. Before the curtain was drawn, Bian Lang heard a voice coming through the tarpaulin:
"Well, there's nothing much to say about the effect of this Rolling Stone device, right?"

"Then what else is there to choose from? I don't know how much those devices cost, but when I saw Olaf and Liu Ziyang both at the mixing desk, I knew there was nothing we could do!"

"It's a pity that it's only for a short while. If only we could have more time to play..." As the pleasant female voice came, the tent curtain was also lifted.

Bian Lang's joking voice also came over: "Sure, come over in the evening if you want to play, our rehearsal is over..."

"Bian Lang!"

"Brother Lang, you...you...why are you here?"

Seeing that some people were too excited to know what to say next, Bian Lang spoke first: "What is the status of your current contract?"

Faced with this almost obvious invitation, several people were even more stunned.

Lead singer Zhu Wei hesitated for a long time before he remembered to tidy up his long hair, which was already extremely messy. He then said to Bian Lang, "Teacher Bian, thank you for your consideration, but we need to discuss this matter. We are an independent band and do not have a management contract."

Hearing this, Bian Lang couldn't help but praise him, "Of course, it's not easy for an independent band to achieve what you have achieved in this environment. You should think about it and don't rush to answer. The door of the Rolling Stones is always open to you! If you don't leave today, you can come over to play when the Rolling Stones rehearse in the evening..."

After saying this, Bian Lang glanced at the equipment that the others had not yet taken off, patted the guitarist on the shoulder, then opened the curtain and walked out.

After Bian Lang left, everyone fell silent. As for whether they could sign with the Rolling Stones, all the independent bands in the circle, especially the new ones, should have thought about it in their hearts. But it was a completely different matter for the musicians to secretly discuss it with everyone.

As for Shanlan's situation, the few people did not discuss this matter publicly together, but several musicians except Zhu Wei did talk about it privately.

They thought that if Bian Lang wanted to sign their band, it was probably because he had taken a fancy to Zhu Wei. But if that was the case, they would not drag Zhu Wei down, but they also did not want to leave the environment they were used to, nor did they want to be managed by an agency.

As for Zhu Wei herself, her thoughts were more complicated.

She was aware of the fact that several of her teammates did not want to change the status quo. After all, except for herself, none of them were full-time band players. If they signed with the Rolling Stones, there would be no way out and the future would be full of uncertainty. Not everyone was willing to take that step.

But she herself thought that, without talking about those pie-in-the-sky things about future development, she felt that even joining Rolling Stone to learn something would be worth it.

Anyway, in her opinion, apart from the Rolling Stones, there is no other company or organization in China that can bring together so many outstanding rock musicians. You can tell from the atmosphere of the music festival, while at other music festivals, people basically leave after the performance, just like clocking in and out at get off work.

But the Rolling Stone Music Festival was completely different. She saw that the out-of-town bands that had performed yesterday had not left, and she saw several of them in the audience when he was performing today.

Everyone is willing to stay and listen to other people's work, and then exchange many musical ideas. This kind of atmosphere is not seen in other music festivals!
She couldn’t figure out why before, but after meeting Bian Lang in the tent, she seemed to understand.

The core of other music festivals is to make money and traffic, but only the Rolling Stones really treat the music festival as a festival! It is not only a festival for fans, but also a festival for musicians.

Apart from anything else, she had never seen a musical instrument booth as large as the Rolling Stones' at any other music festival!
Basically, all the salesmen of the musical instrument brands they often use have come here. Their purpose of coming is not only to display the musical instruments, but also to sign spokesperson contracts!

At this moment, Bian Lang was in the big tent of the musical instrument dealers. Unlike the bosses like Kou Yong, the sales representatives who came this time would watch every performance and then extend invitations to the musicians they liked.

However, it is not a big contract like the ones given by Bian Lang and Di Li. What they offer is the endorsement of a certain series or a certain musical instrument.

Of course, as an old friend, Kou Yong also came this morning, and he was chatting with Bian Lang about Ovation opening a store in Chuncheng.

"I heard Lao Pan talking about the Rolling Stone LAB. Have you ever considered setting up an area for musical instruments?"

Kou Yong was the first person to bring this up. Bian Lang was reminded that Modern Sky LAB on the original Earth did have this business model, but he was not sure about the specific situation.

Because even if the LAB has this business, they will still go to the familiar music stores. When they think of looking at musical instruments, they never think that the company has such a channel.

He himself didn't know where the problem was, so...

While he was thinking, Kou Yong seemed to understand what he was thinking and explained to him directly: "Our idea is to display and test the scene. If you want specific goods, you can give them to local dealers or buy them online. When new products are released, you can hold an event or something and put them here..."

Although he didn't know how the game was played on the original Earth, Bian Lang agreed with the method proposed by Kou Yong.

The purpose of Rolling Stone LAB is to create a music community atmosphere, and he also agrees that it does not sell goods directly. After all, every music store owner has a lot of troubles in his heart when selling guitars.

For example, if the guitar he tries out has been painted, and he asks you to get a new one after you pay for it, this is just a small expense.

At this time, Lao Pan came over with people from a portable guitar and bass manufacturer. Why did the manufacturer come directly? Because this is a domestic musical instrument company.

After introducing each other, Lao Pan directly handed the headless electric guitar in his hand to Bian Lang and said, "Try it? Give me some advice?"

Bian Lang waved his hand and said, "What are you trying out here? Let's go back to the rehearsal room and try it out properly after this. By the way, do you like any musicians?"

The brand that was rejected was not embarrassed at all and directly said: "Our headless bass wants to sign Zhu Wei."

Hearing this, Bian Lang muttered in his heart: "Good fellow, this is a good vision." Then he smiled and joked: "Remember to give more to the girls in the independent band! By the way, our Rolling Stones' newly signed triplets band will be on next, please take a look at what they think..."

Bian Lang's voice was quite loud, and the people nearby who heard it came over with interest and said:
"Triplets of female musicians? That's really different!"

"They say that Teacher Bian has a good eye. I guess he'll come up with another little monster like Ma Yuan this time!"

"No need to say anything, when our Fender electric guitar comes out..."

After a while of noise, Bian Lang signed a few Fender and Ovation instruments and left the tent where the instrument dealers were displaying their products and went to the Yunnan stage.

At this time, the third girl was already preparing behind the curtain. Seeing Bian Lang appear directly on the stage, the third girl of course knew what Bian Lang was here for. She took off her earphones embarrassedly and greeted Bian Lang.

"It's okay. I just came here to comfort you. I heard from Ding Ding that you were all too nervous..."

The three sisters were obviously in much better condition today, but they were still a little timid looking at the venue with tens of thousands of fans.

Seeing the three sisters not knowing what to say, Bian Lang shook his head and sighed in his heart: "She really doesn't have the energy that Doudou had back then. Think about her aura when she was called the cyberpunk fugitive electronic female bodhisattva, think about her arrogant energy when she sang "Calm Your Heart and Feel Cool"..."

Thinking of this, Bian Lang waved to his younger sister Xia Ruojie and asked for the guitar. Then he said to Xia Ruoqing who was on the drums in the back: "You can play any 4/4 loop. I'll sing a song called "Calm Your Mind and You'll Feel Cool" to calm your mind."

As soon as the three sisters heard there was a new song, they became interested.

Listening to the loop given by Xia Ruoqing, I couldn't remember all the lyrics at once, but I still remember the most explosive ones clearly.

Just when the three sisters were thinking about how Bian Lang was going to start the verse, they heard Bian Lang choke his old throat with cigarettes and start a song like thunder out of the blue: "I am a sun-chasing boy who dares to take responsibility. I remember what this world should be like. I am a troublemaker who lives an upright life. Hurry up and get out of the way and don't block my light..."

(End of this chapter)