Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 654 Is this rock?

As soon as the melody sounded, singing the lyrics became almost instinctive for Bian Lang, so it was natural for him to do two things at the same time.

When he was on the original Earth, Bian Lang had met Zhang Chu in person several times, but when he met him for the first time, Zhang Chu seemed out of place in society, and he didn't know how to express his feelings at the time.

Unlike Dou Wei who cultivates immortality and He Yong who goes crazy, Zhang Chu who chooses to live in seclusion is, in Bian Lang's opinion, the one among the three heroes of Mo Yan who has truly settled into the soil of China.

The last time I saw Zhang Chu on the screen was on a variety show. At that time, Zhang Chu looked like an old man, but Bian Lang still remembered the clarity in his eyes. It is no exaggeration to say that this clarity may not be seen in the eyes of many young people.

Bian Lang still remembers those words about whether he was resisting aging.

"I am not against aging. I think we should use a broader perspective to look at the different levels and colors of our lives, and pay more attention to the side that can be developed."

At that time, I just felt that these words were worthy of being said by Zhang Chu. Bian Lang didn’t quite understand it but he wrote it down.

After the time travel and the events on the Blue Water Planet, Bian Lang now understood this statement very clearly. He was older than Zhang Chu in his two lifetimes combined. The depth of life accumulated over this time should be enough for him to use the word "promote" to treat the musical wealth left to him by the original Earth.

Especially people like Zhang Chu, who have wealth left over from that passionate era.

When Bian Lang finished singing the last sentence, the people around him felt as if they had returned to an innocent world that they had only seen in their imaginations.

The last person to break the silence was the cameraman who said, "Damn!"

Yang Meng turned around and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

The young man showed her the camera's display screen with a frustrated look on his face and said, "The storage media is full! It didn't record everything!"

This little episode did not affect the progress of the entire music festival. When Nufang sang "The Gift", Bian Lang went to the Rolling Stones stage to prepare.

If you calculate carefully, the Rolling Stones haven't had a proper performance for several months. Although they have been busy and their hands are not rusty, it would be a huge embarrassment if something went wrong at their last and most important performance at their home stadium.

What's more, the musicians this time are the Rolling Stones, and orchestral musicians such as Lun Zi, Liu Jiayun, and Tao Xingyue have all joined in. Everyone hopes that this appearance can be as perfect as possible.

As for the girls of Compass, they are also preparing now.

Especially Strauss, after she finishes playing here, she has to go to the Rolling Stones...

As the country's No. 1 female rock band, Compass has received more attention than other bands of the same level.

Of course, it is unknown whether there are more male or female fans in the end. Anyway, they are not the kind of people who rely on making feminist remarks to attract attention!
In order to practice this new song, Yang Meng, in addition to rehearsing, would go to Li Linqing for classes to learn professional singing techniques and music knowledge.

Judging from her work schedule, she is the most leisurely member of the band and also the most leisurely lead singer of all the Rolling Stones.

But in fact, she spends no less time and energy than others!

And Li Linqing also came to the stage today as a foreign chorus singer.

This song also uses a saxophone. Originally, it would have been no problem to find someone else to use after digesting the idea internally, but Su Kan didn't want different kinds of spies to appear in the female rock band, so he used his previous connections and found a female brass player from the Shanghai jazz circle.

Because of this matter, Chen Shuting was wondering at that time why they had to go so far away and not let Liu Jiayun and others help look for it in Chuncheng.

Tao Xingyue made her laugh with one sentence: "I think you can't just grab the wool of a sheep and try to fleece it! If we look for someone from our band and they don't want to leave after they come, it would be embarrassing to tell anyone!"

This female wind player, like Strauss, is also a European named Dave. She played funk in Europe and came to Shanghai to settle down with her sculptor husband. Because there are very few people who play funk in China, she joined a jazz band composed entirely of foreigners.

After receiving Su Kan's invitation, she did not agree immediately. But after looking at the music score and learning that this was the number one female rock band in China, she agreed without hesitation.

Moreover, her band and her husband came together this time.

In addition to coming to support her performance, they also rented a small stall in the market area of ​​the music festival to sell CDs.

Zhu Yan bought a lot of high-quality vinyl records that he didn't have at their stall, and also had a good chat with the keyboardist of the band.

Now Zhu Yan is in the isolation area with a few of them, holding beer and waiting to watch Compass' performance.

After a day or two of in-depth communication, the foreigners also knew the relationship between Zhu Yan and Bian Lang. Looking at the Compass Band on the stage, the foreigner humbly asked: "Mr. Zhu, the Compass Band should be a hard rock band. I know that Bian Lang is good at composing many different styles of music. Does he have any jazz works?"

In order to avoid Zhu Yan misunderstanding, this foreigner who has been in China for nearly ten years immediately added: "Sorry, I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious!"

Zhu Yan was a little surprised at the foreigner's sensitivity. In fact, even if he had other intentions, Bian Lang was not the kind of person who cared about someone's background in a band.

After raising his glass with a smile, Zhu Yan replied: "At least, I haven't heard of it yet. But who can say for sure? As far as music is concerned, anything can happen to Bian Lang."

The foreigner raised his glass and clinked it with his, saying with some joy: "Then I really hope to enjoy Bian Lang's jazz works sooner! I also wish Dafu's performance tonight will be a perfect success!"

At this time, there was an interview team in the quarantine area shooting materials that had not been there in the previous two days or other sessions.

The people belong to You Xuefeng, but the materials they came here specifically to collect are to be handed over to the Avengers.

Faced with a department that only cares about getting results and doesn't even say hello, Chen Shuting doesn't want to say a word, let alone accept any interviews.

Even if You Xuefeng said it in person, it would not have any effect at all!
"Boss You, I think you should stop interfering in this matter. You didn't even show up, but you just gave me a script and asked me to read it. If someone saw it and posted it online, people who didn't know would think that the Compass was built by the Avengers!"

You Xuefeng was actually very annoyed, but he couldn't refuse the person who asked him to do something. "Mr. Chen, please cooperate with me. I promise that the finished film will not be..."

Chen Shuting couldn't listen any longer, so she stuffed the manuscript into You Xuefeng's hands and said, "Please stop, read what's written here yourself. Under the guidance of Spring City Avengers, Rolling Stone Music actively cooperated... I will not give the reporter any less money, but I really ask you to be more gracious. We at Rolling Stone are just a small temple, and we can't afford this kind of guidance!"

Having said that, You Xuefeng gave up trying to persuade him. He could only nod and say, "Okay, then I'll let the host..."

Chen Shuting's face changed immediately after she realized what was going on: "Mr. You, if you still consider the Rolling Stones your friend, I don't want any oral content to appear except for the footage of the Compass performance. Just consider it a threat. Anyway, Summer of the Band hasn't aired yet, and the satellite TV..." "Okay! I won't give any footage to the Avengers!"

Although You Xuefeng often gets himself into trouble when doing small things, he will never make any mistakes in the overall situation!
Seeing Chen Shuting folding her hands and not saying anything, You Xuefeng added: "From now on, if anyone on this line wants to use my connections to get in touch with the Rolling Stones, I won't be able to do it! Is that okay?"

Chen Shuting smiled and said to You Xuefeng, "Boss You, don't blame me for not giving you face. If I open this door today, do you believe that tomorrow they will put the document inviting me to join the Women Entrepreneurs Association on my desk? Do you think this will be a good thing for the Rolling Stone Club?"

After analyzing this, You Xuefeng knew that he, the good guy, had caused trouble for the Rolling Stones. In some ways, he understood the rules of the ** and the behavior of those people better than Chen Shuting.

It’s not that it will have a direct impact on the Rolling Stones, but if she really pestered Chen Shuting to join the Women Entrepreneurs Association, who knows whether the people inside the Rolling Stones would think too much and cause some inexplicable things to happen.

"No more talking, Mr. Chen! I am sorry for being nosy today. You should talk to Bian Lang about this matter. I will treat you guys when he is done with his work tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."

"Mr. You is so polite..."

As the two were talking, the fans were cheering. Although Compass has produced very few works so far, everyone's expectations and enthusiasm for them are no less.

As the black curtain slowly opened, a group of female musicians with different styles and hair dyed in various colors appeared on the stage. The shouts and various exaggerated actions from the audience reached a new level.

Seeing this scene, Guo Sichu and the others all had a playful smile on their faces.

As for the crew led by Geng Rong, some people have already been wondering whether it would be popular if they brought these girls in for the rehearsal.

This was the first time that Director Geng Rong came to the music festival. Feeling the atmosphere, he directly expressed a very absurd idea in his mind: "If we organize a road show for music, the scene will be so spectacular."

Qiu Luo, who was in charge of receiving him, was immediately amused: "Director, this has to be made into a rock documentary!"

Qiu Luo didn't expect that the film's title director would follow up on his words and say, "Then let's shoot! You can come and help me when the time comes, and we'll start from the Rolling Stones..."

At this time, Yang Meng on the stage had already greeted the fans. When she was thanking Bian Lang as usual, she was so excited that she almost cried: "Thank you Rolling Stone, thank you Brother Lang, for giving us a very pure environment, allowing us to use all our time and energy on music..."

This made Bian Lang on the other side of the stage helpless and said, "I really beg them to stop doing this, it's so embarrassing!"

"Isn't this as it should be? Every up and down of the Rolling Stones is a blessing to everyone..."

"Don't act like a good kid after getting an advantage here... We all do this from the bottom of our hearts!"

This was absolutely true. Listening to Yang Meng's heartfelt thanks, You Xuefeng thought of the contents on the manuscript paper and felt embarrassed for the writer: "How dare these people do this!"

He thought of the solution he had come up with before under the guidance of habitual thinking, and his whole face turned red as a monkey's butt.

If he really did that, even if the Rolling Stones didn't make a fuss with him, he would not be able to face Bian Lang!

After Yang Meng finished speaking, the lights on the stage suddenly dimmed.

Of course this is not a power outage, nor is it an accident. It is a signal that the performance is about to begin.

Although the lights on the stage were dim, everyone could still feel that dry ice was beginning to rise on the stage.

Just as the music started, a beam of top light illuminated an area facing the right side of the stage.

It was only then that everyone noticed that the sound came from the saxophone, and the saxophone player was a new face they had never seen before, and a foreigner!

At this moment, the distant and profound sound of the saxophone, combined with the artistic conception on the stage, seemed to bring the musicians into an ethereal and beautiful environment.

Closing his eyes and appreciating the prelude, An Feng couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a nice performance."

Guo Sichu, who had heard the rehearsal, smiled faintly and said, "Listen carefully, this is just the beginning."

The 50-second saxophone prelude is nice to listen to, but some people are also wondering while appreciating it: "It doesn't sound like it has anything to do with rock music?"

At this moment, the overhead light on the stage came on again, illuminating Yang Meng, and at the same time the sound of strumming the electric guitar began to come through the speakers.

After a short chord that still didn’t have a distinct rock vibe, Yang Meng finally sang: “Opening this deep night, caressing the cold starlight, I just want to walk into the full moon… Still too lonely, still too desolate, repeating the lonely flight…”

As soon as that high-pitched and clear voice came out, those fans who had paid attention to Yang Meng during the Qimeng period immediately exclaimed: "Holy crap! Is this lip-syncing?"

Not to mention the fans, even those within the Rolling Stones who hadn't seen Yang Meng sing recently felt that this progress was a bit exaggerated.

"This is different because of professional training!"

"Oh my, this is a big change. Her breathing techniques sound much more comfortable than before!"

"No, I'll go sign up for a class with Teacher Li when I get home tomorrow!"

Just as the exclamations were not over yet, a beam of overhead light came on the stage again, this time illuminating Li Linqi who was sitting in the choir seat on the far left of the stage.

Along with her humming chorus, Yang Meng’s main song was sung: “Without calling when can I… reach the land of dreams…Without answering where is my destination…”

The last ending note that rose by an octave made Xia Yuxi, who was known for his high-pitched skills, feel ashamed!
Although this song sounds nice, it still makes people feel that it has nothing to do with rock.

Just when someone was about to start complaining, the lights on the entire stage came on, and the figures of Strauss and Ding Ding appeared on the left and right sides of the big screen respectively.

At the same time, the speakers emitted the rising-pitched glissando of the electric guitar and the earth-shattering drum sounds of Ding Ding!

(End of this chapter)