Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 730: Panama

Of course, Yiwo had no idea what the fans were saying, but Bianlang, who was already in the audience, was somewhat moved by what he was saying.

To be honest, Bian Lang felt that this time of rebirth, apart from those golden songs from the original Earth in his head, his luck could be considered a cheat.

Apart from inheriting the situation of the original owner's brother Li Yiliang at the beginning, he didn't encounter any particularly difficult things later. He didn't encounter any will of heaven that must suppress him or kill him, nor did his family cause trouble. The friends and brothers he met later were all quite reliable and capable, so he basically had to be a hands-off boss except for writing songs and performing.

He hadn't encountered any particularly disgusting people or things, which allowed the more casual side of his personality to show up without needing to hide it. He could do whatever he wanted without being constrained by any rules or regulations, which probably reached the passing line for a reborn person.

Blowing a whistle as a response to Yiwo, Bian Lang turned around and took the lead in shouting: "Panama!"

Inspired by Bian Lang’s voice, all the fans in the audience gave a metal salute and shouted along with him in rhythm!
The shouting did not last long. About half a minute later, the sound of an electric guitar came from the speakers. How should I describe the sound? It was like the whistling of a buzzer when a plane dived and bombed in old war movies!
Listening to the exciting prelude, Bian Lang couldn't help but recall the scene in the MV of this song "Original Earth", where Roth was suspended by a wire, wearing pilot goggles and "walking" in the air over the stage with a tape recorder on his shoulder.

The Rolling Stones' "JUMP" had just finished playing, and when the prelude of this song was obviously of the same style and approach, not to mention the music fans, even the musicians in the island country felt that this was a bit magical.

The main reason is that these two songs have very distinct similarities and are very consistent with Panama's own style. Moreover, it feels like there are many breakthroughs and transcendences in Panama's music itself.

Many bands may start touring after one or two or three albums become popular, and truly change their lives through music, but after that, their music creation begins to stagnate. Some bands can get out of this vicious circle by relying on the subsequent works of epiphany and sublimation, which can then push them to a higher level.

The song "Panama", which shares the same name as the band, is a song that can provide a great boost to the band.

Although it is difficult for Panama to be pulled down from the position of a world-class rock band based on their previous works and tours, who wouldn't want to be one step closer?

Looking at the excitement of the people on the stage, it is enough to prove their love for this song.

Listening to this exciting prelude, a middle-aged Japanese man who looked very ordinary in both appearance and dress felt that the flame of joy in his heart was about to burn his entire chest to ashes!

He was one of the very few people today who, after learning that the Rolling Stones would be the guest performers, spent a high price to buy scalper tickets and came straight to see the Rolling Stones.

And he is not that interested in rock music, he is only interested in Bian Lang. As a senior editor in the animation industry, Oda really wants to see with his own eyes what kind of person Bian Lang is to come up with a comic script like "V-Monster".

Moreover, as a comics practitioner, he knows much more information than ordinary people outside. He is very clear that the design drafts and original paintings of the main characters in "V for Kids" were all done by Bian Lang himself.

After enjoying the performance of four Rolling Stones songs, I have no doubts about why Bian Lang still has the energy to cross over. After all, people who can master multiple musical styles at the same time have imaginations that ordinary people cannot match. So it seems not unacceptable for him to cross over and write a comic script.

But the two songs he just played, which he felt were full of the spirit of a middle school student, made his mind start to become active. They were currently producing an animation based on a popular comic.

The issue of the theme song has remained unresolved. It’s not that the sound provided by the island musicians is not good enough, but that they feel it can be better.

Just as he was thinking that, the prelude entered the 25th second, and the big screen on the stage showed a close-up of the lead guitarist.

Listening to the interlude with a completely different guitar tone from the previous ones, Oda felt that his gain from this trip might not just be seeing Bian Lang with his own eyes. Just from the feeling of this interlude, he felt that it fits the plot of youth, passion and sports in the work at hand so well!
As for Bian Lang, when he heard this passage, the soul of Chu Er began to emerge uncontrollably in his mind. And I sang along in my heart: "It's dizzy(まぶ)しい阳 difference(ひざ)しをback(せ)に,walk(はし)り出(だ)す街(まち)の中(なか)"... "

There is also a Chinese version: "Don't ask me who I have loved before, my heart has just stopped bleeding..."

Ten seconds later, Ivo's singing began: "Jump back, what's that sound?"

The opening sentence gives people a very different flavor. Just now, Rolling Stone ended with "jump", and now Panama starts with "jump". No one would believe it if it was not specially arranged!
But it was this arrangement that made the musicians present feel that Bian Lang's creative ability was a little exaggerated.

As for the lyrics that are filled with the breath of youthful hormones, they are somewhat similar to the meaning of "JUMP".

So many people are wondering whether Bian Lang can write a complete album based on the ideas of these two songs.

"Here she comes, full blast and top down. Hot shoe, burnin' down the avenue. Model citizen zero discipline, Don't you know she's coming home with me? You'll lose her in the turn. I'll get her!"

(She's lighting up the street with her hot shoes, here she comes, with a commanding presence, a model citizen on the surface but a law-abiding one, don't you know she's going home with me, you'll end up losing her! I'll get her!)

"Panama..."

The lyrics of two men, whose minds are overwhelmed by hormones, fighting for the favor of a girl and uttering harsh words may seem a bit old-fashioned now.

But in this island country where the content of the second-year spirit is too high, this type of lyrics has the largest audience.

Think about what Luffy said: "I am the man who will become the Pirate King!" He has turned many young boys into middle-aged greasy men, but they still peed a few drops of cat urine when watching the war at the top.

Thinking of this, Bian Lang thought that since he was already here, he would go there tomorrow to see if there was Shonen Jump on this island country of the Blue Water Planet, whether the three major manga comics appeared, whether the three major sports comics still existed, and his favorite Fairy Tail. As for Dragon Ball, he had already confirmed that there was no such thing!

If the opportunity is right, I will definitely find an artist to create Fairy Tail.

Panama and his band originally played glam metal, so their expressiveness is certainly not weak. Although it's definitely not going to be exactly the same as Van Halen, they can still light up the place.

When Yiwo first saw the title of this song, he thought it was a custom-made song, but after reading the lyrics, he felt that the "coincidence" mentioned by Bian Lang was indeed a bit too much of a coincidence.

But in fact, who among them has not been a teenager dominated by hormones when they were young?
Although they have never been to Panama City, as the verse says:
"Eah, we're runnin' a little bit hot tonight. I can barely see the road from the heat comin' off of it. Ah, you reach down, between my legs, Ease the seat back. She's blinding, I'm flying, Right behind the rear-view mirror now. Got the feeling, power steering, Pistons popping, ain't no stopping now!" (We drove wildly at night, and the heat from the engine made me completely unable to see the road! Ah... You slid down, squatted between my legs, and slowly leaned the seat back... She was dreamy, I had already flown, and now I was behind the rearview mirror, I tasted the sweetness, and I drove vigorously again, and the pistons popped, and now I will never stop!)
These Western rockers, who were deeply influenced by Kerouac, could not resist the feeling of being on the road and doing X.

Yiwo didn’t quite understand how a Chinese person could write a song that fits so well with the Western cultural background, but it was enough for their band to like it!
After singing this song, amid the thunderous cheers of the fans, Yiwo took the lead in shouting Bian Lang's name with the microphone: "Wave! Wave! Wave!"

As the fans followed suit and shouted, they also lifted up Bian Lang in the audience.

Looking at this somewhat distracting scene, Chen Shuting was already wondering what those who were still clamoring to criticize the Rolling Stones would think after the official video streamed back to China.

Since Panama had no tour plans in China before, the copyright of their concert videos was certainly not negotiated through domestic platforms.

So with the help of Rolling Stone, the small broken station got the copyright without wasting any words.

Under Chen Bing's arrangement, the rolling appointments on the homepage have been arranged properly, and the video team is on standby at all times, waiting for the materials to be obtained before starting editing and uploading.

The performance lasted until about 10 o'clock. After Panama sang the encore and took photos with the fans, he invited all the Rolling Stones members to the stage and took photos with everyone.

As for the Rolling Stones' subsequent fan meeting, Chen Shu-ting also arranged it with the help of Panama's agent.

The venue is the library of the Dome, which is inside the Baseball Museum. Usually, an appointment is required to enter, so there won't be many problems with security and order.

According to Bian Lang's idea, the maximum number of Chinese music fans present would be 1000. Even if all of them came to wait for autographs, it would only take three hours to complete.

But Bian Lang and his team clearly underestimated the extent to which Japanese music fans would love the Rolling Stones after this show.

Although the number of Chinese music fans was far lower than Bian Lang's expectation, with only more than 400 people, the Rolling Stones took more than an hour to sign all of them.

However, some Japanese music fans who refused to believe in superstition refused to leave and waited at the entrance of the baseball museum.

"Brother Lang, there are hundreds of island girls waiting for you outside. What do you think we should do?" Liangzi, who had gone out to inquire about the situation, said this to Bian Lang after he came back.

If it were in China, the way to deal with it would be to go out and say hello, and then leave the rest to the security company.

But this was the first time that the Rolling Stones came here, and also the first time they faced these fans. To be honest, Bian Lang felt a little reluctant.

It's not that I'm afraid of any negative reception, but I feel that these fans stood outside for a whole night and waited for more than an hour, but in the end, nothing happened. After all, this is not like China. If you want to catch the Rolling Stones in China, as long as you make some plans and go to Spring City at the right time, you will definitely catch them!
But it’s different in the island country. Although Bian Lang promised to come again, no one can tell when the next time will be.

After thinking about this, Bian Lang discussed with Chen Shuting: "Sister Chen, how about this? I'll go out and talk to them, and then all the Rolling Stones will go out and take a group photo with everyone, and then let them go. How about that?"

Chen Shuting nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it. I'll go find someone to talk to!"

After saying that, he stood up and found a foreign student who had not left yet to act as an interpreter, and went to talk to the fans in the island country with the sincerity of the Rolling Stones.

Of course, things went very smoothly. The Japanese music fans didn't really expect the Rolling Stones to treat them differently. They just wanted to do the same as at the airport and see if there was a chance to take a photo or something.

So we were very happy to have this opportunity to take photos together up close.

After taking the photos, the fans left with anticipation after confirming that the Rolling Stones would release them publicly online.

But there was a very ordinary Japanese man from the island country who had not left yet, and that man was Oda, who had been waiting to contact the Rolling Stones.

He was also an experienced editor and naturally had his own way of dealing with people. He did not go directly to find Bian Lang, but prepared his words and found Chen Shuting according to his own judgment.

"Hello, ma'am. May I ask if you are the manager of the Rolling Stones?"

He spoke in broken English, and Chen Shuting only half understood it. Fortunately, the fan who acted as an interpreter had not left yet, so she asked Oda directly in Japanese what was the matter.

"Oh, that's right. I'm the editor of Comic Alive, the largest comics magazine in Tokyo..."

Speaking of this, Chen Shuting instinctively thought it was about "V for Vendetta", and she was the right person to be approached for this matter.

But after listening to Oda's specific intentions, she was not sure how to make this decision: "Mr. Oda, I think you may not know Bian Lang very well. He writes songs based on his own preferences. I would suggest that he consider this matter, but the focus of the Rolling Stones is on the new album. If you are in a hurry, I suggest you don't hold out too much hope."

After listening to the foreign student's translation, Oda did not look much disappointed on his face. This was what he expected.

So he handed over his business card with both hands and said sincerely: "I hope Ms. Chen can help me try my best. No matter what the result is, I hope to get your reply!"

When leaving, Oda demonstrated the spirit of craftsmanship to the extreme, which made Chen Shuting feel a little embarrassed.

When Bian Lang saw the business card, he exclaimed: "Eiichiro Oda? Luffy's father?"

(End of this chapter)