Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 646: The King Returns and Yu Xi Repents
Both of them are pure rock fans, so their impression of Xie Xinyan is still stuck in the period when they were the King of Pop, and they really don’t think highly of him and Under the Lion Rock.

So when the curtain opened, the two of them just moved to the very end of the audience, and had no intention of going into the isolation passage to avoid the crowd to shoot.

But Xie Xinyan was, after all, the Crab King who made countless girls crazy when he was young. The moment he appeared on the stage, the cheers were no less than when the hedgehog appeared just now. It was obvious that the sharp high notes prevailed.

Zheng Fengxiang is many years older than the little witch, and he has also experienced the era of being dominated by the Crab King. I believe that there are many rock fans here who are the same as him at this moment.

With the same feeling as him, I send out shouts to commemorate my youth:

"Xie Xinyan!"

"I love you!"

The music festival scene instantly turned into a concert courtship scene, and it seems that it will definitely not escape the hot searches tonight.

"Thank you all for coming here to watch my performance today. This is my first time standing on the stage of a music festival as the lead singer of a rock band. I want to tell you that Xie Xinyan is back!"

Amid the increasingly passionate shouts, a figure wearing a fisherman's hat and a mask was waiting at the ticket gate for someone to bring him a pass.

This person was Xia Yuxi, who had just arrived at the music festival due to flight delays and traffic jams.

A college student volunteer at the gate, out of kindness, felt that going in at this time would simply be giving money to the scalpers, so he prepared to go up and persuade them.

Xia Yuxi looked at the volunteer walking towards him and wondered if he would be recognized.

Just when he was considering whether to give the other party an autograph or take a photo with him, a volunteer walked up to him and said, "This is the last band's performance. You can't go in now or go to the front. There is no difference between standing here and listening inside. Don't waste your money on those scalpers!"

"Uh uh... It's okay, thank you, I'm a fan of Xie Xinyan, I haven't seen him live in so many years!"

Xia Yuxi didn't lie, he really grew up listening to Xie Xinyan's songs, but today she came for Hedgehog. Since he had missed it, supporting his childhood idol became his only remaining goal today.

After hearing what he said, the volunteers stopped trying to persuade him and returned to their jobs, completely unaware of this man's celebrity status.

Xia Yuxi now felt mixed emotions, but he was only hesitant for a while before the person who delivered the pass to him came out.

After watching him pass through the gate under the guidance of the staff inside, the volunteer came to his senses and asked, "Who is this person in the circle?"

After thanking the staff who came to take him there, he ran straight to the entrance of the quarantine area.

Just at this moment, a prelude came into his ears... "Cold Rainy Night?"

If it is familiar to music fans, then it is unforgettable for him!
No matter how highly he evaluates the song when he calms down and appreciates it again, he still gets scared when he thinks back to the feeling of being ignored and angry at the scene.

"Walking in the rain, the blue street lights gradually appear..." Singing along unconsciously, he walked to the front of the stage under the envious and jealous gazes of the fans.

The singer was replaced by Xie Xinyan, and the band was no longer the Beyond that appeared on the variety show, but the soothing singing voice and the light-hearted melody suddenly made him understand a lot of things that he had insisted on before, but seemed not quite right.

“Is this really good music and good singing?”

There were no hysterical high notes, no devilish expression that made fans' blood boil. Xie Xinyan, with his guitar slung over his shoulder, looked like a big boy next door, standing behind the microphone stand and telling his story of a broken heart on a rainy night.

But the fans were not distracted for a moment. Although the man on the stage was no longer as free and unrestrained as before, the years had made him no longer look like the arrogant and insolent teenager.

His singing voice that tells a story makes music fans continue to fall in love with him!

Thinking of his own song "You and the Rain" that had been ruthlessly ignored, Xia Yuxi whistled and then sang along with the chorus below: "On a cold rainy night you were by my side, I hoped you would know, would know that my heart has changed since then, and that we were only together reluctantly..."

The bass interlude thickened the fans' thoughts. While they lamented that the Crab King was still the Crab King, they also once again affirmed the creative ability of this guy Bian Lang.

Although the sky was still dotted with stars, everyone felt that the air around them had been connected into a community by the notes.

Even those fans who had never paid attention to Xie Xinyan before, or who thought he was an actor or even a cook, recognized the return of this former king of singing!

Bian Lang, who had already arrived at the stage, looked at Xie Xinyan, who was interacting with the fans with his affectionate expressions on the stage. He praised him from the bottom of his heart: "He deserves to be so popular..."

And these may be what rock bands generally lack!

But, this is rock and roll!
The uncompromising and non-blind attitude that comes from the heart is what rock music should have.

Just when Bian Lang was applauding and cheering for Xie Xinyan who had just finished a song, Xia Yuxi saw him.

Not knowing what it was, Xia Yuxi instinctively wanted to hide, but thinking of the purpose of his visit, he still stood firm. However, his goal began to change after he saw the message on the way here.

Although he felt that his disguise was flawless, he was still recognized by Chu Xiwen who was in the tent.

Chu Xiwen nudged Liang Kuan with her elbow, then pouted and said, "Xia Yuxi!" Looking in the direction she pointed, Liang Kuan was not surprised at all: "This morning his agent sent me a message saying he was coming and asked me to help arrange it. I was wondering if this guy stood me up, but it turns out he just doesn't want to show his face!"

"Didn't I hear that he announced his temporary retirement from the music industry because of a conflict with Bian Lang on a variety show?"

"Who knows? It's impossible that he is here to turn the tables!" Liang Kuan said this and handed the water cup in his hand to Chu Xiwen: "Help me take it, I'll go over and say hello!"

When she got close to Xia Yuxi, Xia Yuxi had already seen her before she even opened her mouth.

Confirming that it was coming for her, Xia Yuxi quickly took off her mask and took a half step forward, greeting her a little stiffly: "Sister Kuan, I'm really sorry to bother you with what happened today!"

Liang Kuan was a little surprised at this man's change. She had dealt with him a lot before. Although Xia Yuxi would not put on airs in front of her, he would never be as cautious as he was today.

"Yuxi, it's been a long time. Why did you arrive just now? Did you have trouble on the road? You haven't had dinner yet, right? Let me take you to the snack street to have something to eat first. When we're done here, I'll take you out for a midnight snack in the evening!"

Faced with this opening remark that sounded as familiar as that of a friend, Xia Yuxi was a little at a loss as to what to do.

If he was still in a prominent position in the past, he would have thought that this was a compliment from Liang Kuan and it would have been natural for him to accept it.

But now he has been silent for almost a year, and his agent has focused his main attention on others. Due to his lack of confidence in his current status, he doesn't know how to respond to this invitation.

"What if she's just being polite? After all, she's a Rolling Stone now!"

Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, Liang Kuan guessed what he was thinking about, and then smiled and said, "Are you still thinking about that thing on the variety show? I'm afraid Bian Lang has forgotten it... I used to have a good relationship with several people in your company. It's reasonable for me to host you when you come."

Hearing this, Xia Yuxi's breath that had been held in his heart was relieved a little, and then he slowly said: "Thank you, Sister Kuan, but I want to watch the performance of King Crab. He was also my idol when I was a child!"

Seeing that this person was not going to dwell on this, Liang Kuan smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, just play by yourself first, and send me a message if you have any questions. Don't run away when it's over, I'll have someone come to take you..."

Looking at the back of the big agent as he left, Xia Yuxi really felt the all-round crushing from the layer above the first-tier ones!
In terms of Liang Kuan's character and the way he treats people, his girlfriend is far inferior to him!
As for what he was thinking about now, if he told it to his agent honestly, he would probably get earnest consolation on the surface, but sarcastic ridicule behind his back.

Moreover, he himself didn't really understand it. Not to mention whether Bian Lang would agree, it would not be easy to deal with his company. And his original fans, would they support his choice?
After all, he is not the King Crab on the stage. He does not have his status and confidence, especially after disappearing for almost a year!
Just as he was daydreaming, a guitar solo that was very familiar to all Rolling Stones fans came from the stage...

Then a song came like a beacon, illuminating his heart which was like a stormy sea at the moment: "Bored saw hesitation, it is not easy to achieve the ideal, even if there is confidence, the fighting spirit is suppressed..."

"Who decides whether I go or stay, determines the universe in my heart..." While Xia Yuxi sang along, his body swayed uncontrollably like other fans.

He thought of the Rolling Stones' New Year's Eve concert, when a bunch of bands performed this song together on stage. It was such an exciting and thrilling scene, if she was in the audience at that time, she would definitely be excited to the point of going crazy.

Comparing his performances with those that drove fans crazy, Xia Yuxi wondered if he had misled his fans, or if he had lost himself due to the fans' almost mindless support and had forgotten his original intention of wanting to play music!
He remembered that the reason he participated in the talent show to become a singer was because he wanted his singing and music to be recognized by more people, so that even a little bit could help those who encountered difficulties in life.

But under the guidance of the talent show director, he slowly began to love the feeling of being cheered by the audience when he sang a high note. Especially when the audience looked at him with admiration, and someone emphasized to him again and again: "Xia Yuxi, this is your most unique feature, your most lethal weapon compared to others is this, if you don't use it, you will regret it..."

Therefore, whether he was singing or composing later on, he consciously highlighted his high notes and falsetto.

As his popularity grew, the critical voices became less and less after his fans, who liked him, controlled and targeted his posts again and again.

Even if he still sees it, he will only think that those voices are jealous of him and want to take advantage of his traffic.

He was also very generous and chose not to bother with those music critics, and felt that this was a kind of magnanimity on his part!
But after the head-on confrontation with Bian Lang on that variety show, he realized that his 4 sets of falsetto were so useless compared to his 5 sets of real voice.

Whether it is effective articulation or timbre, Bian Lang is definitely better than himself. However, he never considers this as his selling point, and even some of the good songs listed later did not focus on the pitch option as a creative focus.

"Oh... I have my own stories, and I write down every gain, loss, joy, sorrow, and dream by hand..."

If he had handled the passage that was playing on the stage in the past, he would have definitely changed it to an octave higher, and then...

But at this moment, the fans in the audience, inspired by the lyrics and guided by the rhythm, burst out with a kind of deep identification, which he felt was different from those of his other fans.

Although there is not necessarily any difference in superiority or inferiority, there is definitely an essential difference in the inner identification with music.

He suddenly felt that he, who used to sing high notes on the stage at every turn, was just like a middle school student who had no real talent but was complacent in front of these works.

And when he turned around, he found that the person who was like a giant was already climbing up the guardrail with Dayong and preparing to jump into the water.

But Dayong probably wouldn't dare to do that. He might just use it as a counterweight for Bianlang, just in case Bianlang is not careful...

And if this happened at his concert, he would never have imagined such a scene would occur!

In his mind, music festivals were chaotic and disorderly, a large-scale disco scene with little musicality!
It was not until today, when he put himself in the other person's shoes and experienced the same feelings, that he realized how outrageous his previous thoughts were.

It was a large-scale disco scene, but the musicality of this scene was many times harder to bring out than his concert with the instrumental tape. Moreover, in this scene with 50,000 people, as the original singer and composer of this song, Bian Lang actually had so much fun with the fans in the audience!

His envy, jealousy and hatred of rock music, as well as his desire to join rock music, reached an unprecedented peak at this moment!
(End of this chapter)