Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 695: The King of the Old City

At first, everyone thought that Bian Lang was helping to attract business. Finally, after Qi Yue explained for a long time, everyone suddenly realized that the signature of Noodles in was the secret recipe given by Bian Lang.

Hearing this, when everyone was lamenting that Bian Lang's crossover was too radical, Dayong smiled and said, "If your songwriting was not too amazing, we would definitely advise you to change your career and inherit Nan Feiyan!"

Originally, Li Hao wanted to invite a group of people to Si Gu in the evening, but there were still rehearsals and other things to do tomorrow, so everyone decided to just have a drink at Noodles in, catch up with each other and then leave early.

But who knew that Bian Lang and his friends' whereabouts had been revealed. Although a sign saying "Closed to the Public" was hung outside, old customers from the circle came. Qi Yue knew why they came, so it was impossible for him to keep them out.

Noodles in doesn't have a big storefront, so we had to put several tables at the entrance. Fortunately, it was summer, so it was quite comfortable to sit in the alley and drink. But the aunt from the neighborhood committee was a little nervous. I told Qi Yue to be careful and not to disturb the neighbors.

The last group of people were not satisfied, and at the instigation of Li Hao, they killed Si Gu again.

The final result is already imaginable. Although they didn't drink too much, when a group of people have drunk enough, going on stage to perform an impromptu show is inevitable.

As the protagonist of the night, Hatter definitely had no chance to escape. However, there were no rules for improvisation, so Bob went up as a representative to perform his solo.

Bob's reputation as a lead guitarist in the domestic circle is not low, especially as the lead guitarist of the first performance of "Fade To Black". When he played the ending, the guitarists in the audience who had long wanted to watch the original version up close praised and shook their heads: "This is not scientific!"

"Science, science doesn't play rock and roll!"

Looking at Bob on the stage, Tian Yuan, who was almost drunk, walked over and bumped into Bian Lang. As a result, he lost his balance and sat directly on the ground.

Bian Lang reached out to pull him, but Tian Yuan waved his hand, turned around on the ground and leaned on Bian Lang's bench leg. He raised the beer bottle and raised it upwards. After the sound of the bottle clinking with Bian Lang's, he raised his head and took a sip, and then found that there was no more beer!
"Boring!" After saying this, he threw the bottle into the trash can beside him and pointed at Bob on the stage and said, "Bian Lang, why do you think he can be so focused on the game?"

Bian Lang didn't understand what Tian Yuan meant by "focus", so he didn't respond and waited for him to continue.

As expected, without hearing Bian Lang's words, Tian Yuan continued, "Normally, if the band accepts the songs you wrote, those diehard fans will definitely make a fuss, right? But I specifically climbed over the firewall to check, and the percentage is really too small. The most they can say is that I can accept Bian Lang's songs, but not the others!"

When Bian Lang heard this, he opened another bottle of wine from the table, waved it in front of Tian Yuan's eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Tian Yuan took the wine, took a sip, and then said angrily, "We used to be one of the best in BJ's underground circle. After we became commercialized, we were criticized... We have been criticized until now. I think after the show is broadcast, it will definitely be..."

"I thought you were drunk all the time and didn't care about this, why do you start to have an idol burden now?" In fact, it's not just that, Tian Yuan and the entire joystick have a very serious temperament of "I love whoever I want". If he had an idol burden, would he still be drunk all year round?
"What kind of idol baggage do I have? I just feel that just because we are a commercial, our works are denied. I can't accept this! The key is that along the way, it was these fans who supported us through the most difficult times..."

This is a very confusing issue. Once underground rock becomes commercialized, it is bound to give up some things. Such examples can be found everywhere on the original Earth.

In order to turn to commercialization, Painful Faith directly trained a trumpet called Painful Faith. As a result, many old fans scolded him for being cowardly...

But if Tong Yang continues to practice with his main account, it will only be a matter of time before his account is banned.

Once, they participated in a music variety show recommended by Lao Cui. Brother Hu and Dawei discussed it and went on stage and sang a song "Where there is YP, there is FK". Not only was they eliminated as the last one, but even their shots on the show were cut.

But then again, always incorporating ideological elements into lyrics may be a drawback of Chinese rock music.

After hearing this, Bian Lang understood that Tian Yuan just wanted to talk to him because the mood was right, and it was over after he said it...

"Drink, drink. He was the king of underground rock after all. Don't think about the past just because you drank too much one day. If you really want to commemorate him, write a song for yourself, or write a song for those fans..."

After Bian Lang finished speaking, Tian Yuan did not directly answer the question. It was unknown whether he was really drunk or had heard it, but he kept muttering: "The King of Underground Rock..."

As he was reciting, he slowly stood up and walked towards the stage where an impromptu performance was taking place. When Bob saw him going on stage, he stepped aside and left the center position to Tian Yuan.

Seeing that he was about to start singing, I simply pulled the crank, made a few beats, and then started to sweep the rhythm.

Then I heard Tian Yuan humming: "The King of Underground Rock..."

Bian Lang thought it was interesting and started to dance along. But as he was dancing, he felt a voice in his head that did not belong to Tian Yuan merge with the improvisation going on on the stage.

Suddenly, Bian Lang came to his senses and remembered the owner of the voice: "Haotou Qiang!"

……

After Tian Yuan hummed and sang for a few minutes without making much noise, he shouted, "Bian Lang, stop pretending to be dead down there!"

At this moment, Bian Lang is thinking about the songs of the Muma band, especially the more than 16-minute "Walking" and the more than nine-minute "Hesitation". Only those who majored in rock music in the Department of Archaeology may have some impression of these two songs, but these two songs have become the direct comparison for the old fans to criticize the band for being decadent after it appeared on "Summer of the Band".

In Bian Lang's opinion, the album of the same name "Trojan Horse", especially the arrangement of these two songs, the guitar, bass, drums and Qiangqiang's singing style imitating Ian Curtis (lead singer of Joy Division), are not clichéd even now, and even make people feel very avant-garde.

Of course, there is definitely more than one person who shares the same idea as Bian Lang. Director Xin Shuang used "Hesitation" as the ending song in "The Hidden Corner".

Of course I didn’t expect the lyrics in the middle to be so compatible with the TV series. It not only mentioned the theme but also hinted at the subsequent plot. The key point is that this song was produced in 1998, a full 22 years apart from the TV series!
I can only say that the Trojan horse is awesome! Xin Shuang is awesome!
However, a typical post-punk song like "Hesitation" can only be recalled slowly later. At the moment, it is more appropriate to improvise on stage the metaphor-filled "King of Old Town".

Bian Lang stood up and saw that the drummer on the stage was about to give way, so he called Dayong to join him.

Because there was no time to edit the keyboard, Bian Lang and Dayong discussed a loop, found an electric guitar, put it on and started tuning.

Huang Kai saw Dayong also went up, and followed him in a few steps, and coaxed the bassist off the stage amid his "complaints". Seeing this, everyone present knew that Bian Lang was going to cause trouble.

Those who are familiar with the situation know that a new song came out when Bian Lang was improvising, so they all took out their mobile phones to record this moment.

Keep this video of the first release. When the song becomes popular, it will be a great tool for showing off. When someone asks you, "Have you heard the song by Bian Lang?", just pull out your phone and play the video for him. Don't post the video that is only on your phone...

Li Hao even rushed directly to the bar counter and completely turned off the BGM that was still playing. The whole Si Gu waited for Bian Lang's move in this somewhat unnatural silence.

Bian Lang nodded to Dayong, then played the harmonics of the third and second strings and pressed the crank.

Just when everyone was staring and thought that Bian Lang was still adjusting the settings, the sound of an elephant came from the speakers!

Some people looked at Li Hao at the mixing console with a puzzled look on their faces: "Li Hao, are you going to play Animal World or something?"

But the guitarists present all looked at Bian Lang with wide eyes, asking in their hearts: "Fuck, what the hell is this sound effect?"

Only Di Li reacted immediately after a brief moment of shock: "This is the same technique as the horse's cry!"

Before everyone could react, Dayong's drum sounds came in the moment when Bian Lang's guitar played the interlude.

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Bob followed the riff completely by instinct, and then heard Bian Lang start singing: "The King of the Old City, not in sorrow..."

As soon as he finished singing this line, Tian Yuan, who had just come off the stage and was already drunk, turned back to look at Bian Lang. There was only one thought in his mind: "What is Bian Lang doing? Is this a song written for me?"

"There are no ladies in the world, so a gentleman climbs over the wall... but when he sees a quagmire, he jumps into it..."

Just by singing this one sentence in a blank verse, he managed to bring the rhythm and melody to a state that made everyone present feel very comfortable.

Although he is the lead guitarist of a metal band, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with playing punk with Bian Lang at this moment.

"The past is a blur, and I have not thought about tomorrow...angangangang...angangangangang...angangangangang..."

When Bian Lang sang the final vowel "ang" with a sense of picture, Tian Yuan wanted to kneel down to Bian Lang.

This song completely and truly describes Tian Yuan's current state of mind, and it is quite impressive. The key is that Tian Yuan feels that the lyrics should be sung by Bian Lang to have that flavor!

When Bian Lang sang again: "Elephants have no tears, but they want to shed tears...", everyone at the scene realized what the sound effect of imitating the elephant's wailing just now meant.

Elephants have no tears, but if they want to shed tears, the only way is to wail!

After singing the next line, everyone in the circle will understand: "We don't have an antidote, so we have to drink syrup..."

Li Hao laughed and cursed in his heart: "Fuck, this is too much of an imaginary idea!" Then he remembered the experience of drinking Federal cough syrup more than 10 years ago.

At this time, the singer Bian Lang saw that the rock singers all had amused expressions on their faces. He then shook his head and looked up at the spotlights above, then continued to sing with a smile: "There are gods surrounding us three feet above our heads... But who... who ...

This feeling, not only rock musicians, but everyone present tonight can feel it.

Not to mention the various social chaos that will disappoint people spiritually, just the various harms that environmental pollution brings to the human body. Humans are not indestructible, so what if there are gods protecting us?
The crowd who were still savoring the aftertaste had just begun to understand. After the air shot, Bian Lang continued to sing: "Hey... I can take a shower, I'm in a good mood... I have nothing, so I'm running..."

Such straightforward lyrics with a sense of image and scene, not to mention the rock musicians present, even the singer Bian Lang couldn't help but reveal a smile you know, in fact, he was thinking of the few times he had met Qiangqiang.

But now Bian Lang and the original Earth have reunited, just like the lyrics at the end: "Thousands of miles apart, rumors are everywhere, the times are sloppy, I don't care much anymore..."

"Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah..." After Bian Lang finished singing this series of "Ah", many lead singers present discovered a problem. That is, in addition to "la" and "ah", there are other onomatopoeic monosyllabic words that sound good.

At this moment, Bian Lang turned his head and glanced at Li Hao. Although his eyes did not have the legendary murderous intent, it made Li Hao feel a little uncomfortable. It felt as if Bian Lang was saying to Li Hao: "Listen carefully, remember to pay me after this song is over!"

Then Bian Lang turned around, put down the electric guitar with both hands, picked up a bottle of Xibiqi on the speaker, raised it up to Tian Yuan who was not far away, and continued to sing: "Tonight I will go to school and win the road to drinking flowers..."

The lyrics and the cheers from the crowd sounded within a second of each other, and Li Hao instantly understood the meaning of Bian Lang's look.

As for Tian Yuan, he cursed a few times in his heart, then raised his bottle and toasted Bian Lang, as if to say in response: "Come on, let's win the drinking game!"

"People are wasting money and have no fucking direction... Let's go on a whirlwind tour, no matter how prosperous you are... Break the windows... House by house... House by house... House by house... Just overlook the river..."

The waste mentioned by Bian Lang has different interpretations in people's minds, but many of the helplessness in reality are the hurdles in front of us.

The sigh of "No matter how prosperous you are", probably reflects the helplessness of many rock musicians towards the entire music environment in China.

And Bian Lang may be the hammer that leads everyone to break the windows, and at the same time breaks the monopoly of capital and pop music.

(End of this chapter)