Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 749: Warm-up band?

After listening to Bian Lang singing these songs, the discussion between Di Li and Strauss also came to a conclusion.

"Judging from your voice that's as sandy as the wind, it's not an exaggeration to say that you're from the northwest." Di Li first joked with Bian Lang.

Bian Lang didn't take it seriously, thinking to himself, "I'm just a nobody. I'm far behind Boss Zhao and Brother Muyang. Those two are really good at talking about the sandstorms and gullies in the northwest!"

But he said, "Have you decided? Which one do you want?"

"For "Xanadu", the rehearsal time is too tight. I also have to take care of Hatter. As for "Xanadu", I am familiar with the prelude "Drunkenness", and I will leave the rest to Strauss. This way it will be safe. For "Lonely Orchid in the Valley", I feel that the effect will not come out unless you play the lead guitar..."

Di Li was telling the truth. Among all Xu Shaonian's songs, the guitar solos in these two are the most complicated. Moreover, if you want to grasp the artistic conception of the song itself, it cannot be arranged in a week. It takes a longer time to hone it.

According to Xu Shaonian himself, the music for the song "Paradise on Earth" was composed very early. He had been listening to the ancient guqin piece "Jiu Kuang" and tried to play it on the guitar. The song begins with the ancient guqin piece "Jiu Kuang".

After the music was written, the lyrics were put aside until the end of March one year when he went to Jincheng for a visit and felt that spring came earlier in Jincheng than anywhere else.

At that time, he and his buddy were on the way to Qingcheng Mountain. They didn't talk in the car, but took notes on their mobile phones. Suddenly, he looked up and saw peach blossoms blooming on the roadside. The spring scenery was bright and he felt it coming. He quickly wrote the lyrics of "Xanadu".

As for the prelude, it used the ancient guqin piece "Jiu Kuang", which was a piece of music performed by Ruan Ji, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove in the Wei and Jin Dynasties more than 1,700 years ago.

Listening to this guqin music, we seem to feel such a picture: in ancient times, among the mountains and rivers, flowers are falling and water is flowing, the wind is blowing the trees, and a person is playing the guqin. It is like a child facing the world and becoming one with it.

The so-called "harmony between man and nature" that the Chinese people often talk about is probably something like this.

The song uses the song "Jiu Kuang" as the prelude, which makes the whole song full of the bright ancient Chinese style. "Xiao Yuan" is also the only song in the album "At This Moment" that has a music video. The beautiful landscape seems to take people to the "Xiao Yuan" in Tao Yuanming's book on a bamboo raft.

Some people say that the creation of "Xu Wai Yuan" was a gift from Xu Wei to his wife, while others say that the creation of "Xu Wai Yuan" is Xu Wei's yearning for the "Xu Wai Yuan" that has been passed down for thousands of years. However, none of these are important. What is important is the feelings that will appear in the listeners' hearts when they hear this song and the enjoyment that the song brings us.

"I'll use this song to open the show then..."

After hearing this, Di Li took out a cigarette and passed it around, then lit it for Bian Lang and asked, "Are you not planning on having a warm-up band? I see everyone in the company is eager to try and wait for you to turn over the cards!"

Bian Lang propped up his lower lip, blew a puff of smoke upwards, and then laughed and scolded: "It's not like choosing a concubine to sleep with, and you're still flipping cards. Then tell me who you choose?"

In a sense, the Rolling Stones music can be said to be a one-man show by Bian Lang. Now, whatever he says on music matters is final, and no one will stand up to object. However, the significance of the Rolling Stones' premiere is quite different.

It's impossible to keep this bowl of water fair. No matter who is chosen, those who are not chosen will definitely not be willing to accept it.

"Either don't accept it, or just look at their own wishes and draw lots based on how many people have signed up." Dili proposed this solution which was not a solution.

But Huang Kai immediately rejected it: "It doesn't have to be that complicated. I don't believe that bands that are not members of the Rolling Stones wouldn't have this idea. If Lao Zhao and his friends are willing to come, I'm afraid those in the company won't have any objections."

"Forget it, Mu Ge and the others won't agree to it. Besides, even if they are willing in their hearts, who will ask for it? Rolling Stone has only been around for a year. If you let Bian Lang talk to Lao Zhao, wouldn't you be asking for trouble?" Di Li's words made sense.

Even if Muge is willing, they have a band with more than 10 years of history. If they really come to sing as an opening act for the Rolling Stones, the Rolling Stones will be scolded. Even though the Rolling Stones are now the top rock band in China, they would be unruly if they really did that.

Similarly, if Muge held a special concert, even if the Rolling Stones were willing to sing for them as an opening act, they would definitely not agree. They would definitely be criticized by others...

"I was just giving an example, it couldn't really be Mu Ge..." Huang Kai admitted that he did not give a correct example, but he believed that Bian Lang could understand what he meant.

"That's right. If we want to promote the revitalization of Chinese rock, we can't just rely on bands under the Rolling Stones. We also have to support other bands." After thinking about it, Di Li said in agreement.

Bian Lang also agreed with this, but he was even more unsure about this matter: "Let Brother Hu handle this matter, and we should focus on rehearsing."

After everyone nodded, Di Li asked, "What about you? What new song do you want to release?"

Bian Lang is the highest will of the Rolling Stones, and everyone certainly knows the importance of this matter. It is impossible to leave him aside just because he doesn't say anything.

Speaking of this, Bian Lang took the last puff of his cigarette, threw the cigarette butt into the can of tonic water, shook his head and said, "Let me think about it..." After saying this, he thought about the time and quality of the rehearsal, so he promised, "I'll tell you during rehearsal tomorrow."

Everyone nodded, and after Dayong came back, they continued to discuss how to choose old songs.

After Pan Jianhu received the message from Bian Lang, his first reaction was to pick an independent band from Yunnan Province, but after thinking about it, he rejected himself.

"This is the Rolling Stones. If you don't have some skills, you won't be able to hold this place." After muttering this to himself, he stood up and walked to the window, and scattered a handful of millet on the upper eaves of the door outside.

Not many birds were attracted, but a wild cat was seen carrying a bird carcass in its mouth. It jumped a few times on the Chinese kite tree outside the window and then disappeared.

Although it was the first time he saw this scene, he was not surprised. This kind of natural selection in the food chain was nothing strange.

But if he thought about it a little more deeply, and considered himself as the dead bird in the cat's mouth, he would realize that he still had some regrets.

Thinking of this, he thought about Bian Lang's plan, took out his mobile phone and sent messages to the other two, then turned and left the office.

By the time we met Bian Lang, it was already 11 o'clock in the evening.

The two of them found a place to sit near the LAB and asked Banshan to bring them some wine. Bianlang also ordered a few dozen skewers of sour beef, and the two of them started chatting.

"Bian Lang, I've thought carefully about you opening for the Rolling Stones, but I can't find a suitable band out there!"

Bian Lang didn't express his opinion immediately after hearing this. He ate the sour beef while passing a handful to Pan Jianhu, signaling him to eat it while it was hot. Pan Jianhu only took a bunch and said, "My teeth are not good. Eating this meat will easily get stuck in my teeth. If I don't pick it out quickly, my teeth will hurt soon."

"Use dental floss. My view has always been that what you eat is what you eat, and what you do is what you do..."

Old Pan was a little amused by Bian Lang's fallacy: "That's because you are still young. When you reach my age, you will know that all the illnesses you have now are the result of the sins you committed when you were young..."

"Are you interested or not, Brother Hu? Tell me, since you asked me out, it proves that you have already thought of a plan."

"Well, I have come up with a plan, but you have to confirm whether it will work or not."

Pan Jianhu spoke seriously, but Bian Lang felt that he was making a fuss over nothing: "It's not a big deal. Just tell me when you've made a decision."

After taking a sip of Rolling Stones craft beer, Pan Jianhu shook his head and said, "You really can't do this without your approval. What I mean is to let 'Zongguanxian' open the show for Rolling Stones!"

Hearing this, Bian Lang was stunned at first, put down the beer glass he had picked up, stared into Pan Jianhu's eyes and asked seriously: "Have you communicated with Lao Tan and Ruan Ping?"

"Yes, no problem. Ruan Ping will take an early morning flight to Chuncheng. As long as you give us a nod, we'll start arranging it tomorrow."

Seeing that Pan Jianhu had made up his mind, Bian Lang thought this was a good idea.

No other band in the company would have any objection to the fact that Zongguanxian was the opening act for the Rolling Stones. No one would rub the Rolling Stones in the back at that time, after all, even if Pan Jianhu and Lao Tan had a lot of experience, Zongguanxian was still a new band, and no one would use this to argue.

"Then let me tell you what I think..." Bian Lang handed Lao Tan a Yuxi cigarette and took one himself but did not light it. He just tapped the end of the cigarette on the table rhythmically, and then said thoughtfully: "Then each of you three can sing a song of your own, and then we can play "Desperado" together at the end, how about that?"

When Pan Jianhu heard about this arrangement, he was of course interested, but he also had concerns: "You still have to rehearse with the Rolling Stones, using our old songs, can you rehearse enough? Besides, how can we arrange this?"

Lao Pan played keyboards, Lao Tan played bass, and these were ready-made combinations that didn't need any changes. Ruan Ping's guitar was also capable of being performed on stage, not to mention Bian Lang. But there was still a drummer missing, but he felt that if he added a drummer, it would feel a bit wrong, so he asked this question just now.

Bian Lang knew what Lao Tan was thinking, so he said it directly: "Just find Kong Liang as the drummer, there's no need to worry about this. It's a problem for me to get familiar with your old songs, how about calling Lao Tan over to discuss it?"

"He will come over after he finishes his work. Once the Rolling Stones concert starts, he will have to confirm all the subsequent performances. There is no point in giving him a great start and then letting him mess it up in the end. He really has no business being around!"

"That's right. There are many other things as well. Old Tan will need some time to adapt."

"The good thing is that he knows a lot of people and has a lot of friends, so recruiting on the LAB side is almost effortless."

Bian Lang had never heard anyone talk about what Lao Pan said, but in his previous life, Bian Lang had often gone to Lao Qin's bar to help out, so he knew how important it was to have a stable staff in this bar. Moreover, Rolling Stone LAB was now of a certain scale, and the total number of its staff was definitely not a small number.

Different people are needed for different positions. If Bian Lang were to take charge directly, he would probably go crazy! Bian Lang was quite proud to think that there were people willing to do their best to help realize the plans he came up with.

Isn’t there a saying that goes: “I’m not very good, but my good buddy is very good!”

"Brother Hu, come on, let's go. It's only with the support of you guys that the Rolling Stones can be what they are today. Without saying too much, it's all because of the wine..." Bian Lang didn't mean to be pretentious, and Pan Jianhu could naturally hear the sincerity in his words.

After drinking a cup with Bian Lang, he also sighed: "Don't be pretentious, you are the backbone of the Rolling Stones. No matter how capable we are, without you, we can't build such a solid foundation for the Rolling Stones!"

Lao Pan lit up his favorite Zhongnanhai and continued, "To be honest, no one would have thought that within less than a year, Nanyin would be merged with the Rolling Stones, and my previous unrealistic dreams about rock and roll are now getting closer and closer!

If Du Juan hadn't complained about me from time to time, I would have probably always thought that this was just a dream..."

The two of them drank, chatted and waited, but even Ruan Ping, who had flown back from another place, waited until then, but there was still no sign of Lao Tan.

Ruan Ping has now signed in at the Demon Rock and has become familiar with Bian Lang and the others. He brought a lot of spicy stewed rabbits from Sichuan Province, which he brought here now to serve as a side dish.

"I asked someone to queue up at Deng's today to buy it. Let me try it..."

Bian Lang had no interest in this stuff, so he could only refuse, saying, "I've almost finished my sour beef. I can't eat or drink any more." But Old Tan put on disposable gloves, picked up a rabbit head and started gnawing on it.

"Brother Tiger, won't the rabbit head get stuck in your teeth?"

Facing Bian Lang's squeeze, Pan Jianhu first took a sip of chili oil before slowly replying: "Isn't this what you taught me? Eating is eating, and medical treatment is medical treatment!"

Bian Lang was choked, but then he retorted: "Then I have another sentence, it's good for your mouth but not your body!"

The two of them didn't say much in their bickering, and Old Tan came over with a glass of wine, yawning, "Hey, everyone's here, how's the discussion going?"

Neither of them knew what decision Bian Lang would make, so they asked this question.

"I have no problem, but what I mean is that each of you should come up with an old song..." Bian Lang expressed his thoughts, and then Pan Jianhu added his concerns, and then waited for them to make a decision.

Ruan Ping was easy to talk to. He thought about it and said, "Bian Lang, I know you are trying to get us involved. Of course we are willing to do that. But I think this is something we should do in the future. It's not appropriate to sing our old songs for our first appearance. I'll just use "Swords Like Dreams". You don't need to arrange it, right?"

Bian Lang nodded, which was considered as his agreement.

Then Pan Jianhu and Lao Tan followed up and said, "In that case, you just let the two of us take care of the arrangements. Give the music score tomorrow and the three of us will ask Kong Liang to arrange it first..."

Bian Lang did not refuse. This matter was too simple for him. It was just a matter of seeing who was more suitable for Li Zongsheng and who was more suitable for Luo Dayou.

(End of this chapter)