Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 750: Rolling Stone LAB Opens

As for the song, Bian Lang decided on it after casual thought. Although "Song of Ordinary People" and "Zhihuzheya" were both works by Li and Luo when they were young, the things expressed in the songs really don't seem like the feelings that people around 30 years old would have.

To be more precise, this is not what ordinary people at this age should feel.

Otherwise, how come one of them is the godfather of pop music in the original Chinese music scene, while the other is the one who is said to be a wise man: "If you don't listen to Li Zongsheng when you are young, you will be old enough to understand him!"

Therefore, there is naturally no sense of incongruity when Lao Tan and Pan Jianhu, who are no longer young, sing.

It's just that whether Li Zongsheng's half-reading and half-singing singing style can be reproduced by either of them. However, this matter cannot be forced, and everyone's understanding of each song cannot be exactly the same. It is hard to say which of the two of them can come up with a more classic version.

"Brother Hu, take out "Song of a Mortal" and "Zhihuzheya" from the music library and choose your own."

Old Tan was not clear about the songs in the music library, but Pan Jianhu was. He had some impression of these two songs. He did not read the music much, but in his opinion, there was nothing wrong with the lyrics.

Especially the mortal song, which is more in line with his personal aesthetic inclination towards lyrics. But he didn't say it here, he planned to let Lao Tan choose first.

It was already past three in the morning when the four of them separated. Bian Lang and Ruan Ping were together in the same trip. Now that Ruan Ping had come to Chuncheng, he temporarily rented an apartment in the same building in the same community as Bian Lang, with three floors between them.

However, due to the huge success of "Sword Like Dream", Ruan Ping has been overwhelmed with commercial performances and has been traveling all over the country.

In the taxi, Bian Lang, who was not very clear about the situation, asked Ruan Ping: "Brother Ruan, how is the box office of the movie?"

"It's much better than expected. Director Geng said it's all thanks to your song!"

Bian Lang doesn't like to believe this. It's not uncommon for a song to be more popular than a movie, but the probability of going to the cinema to watch a movie because of a song is definitely not high.

There are a lot of examples like the original Earth. Take "The Great Wall" for example. It was directed by Zhang Yimou and co-starred by Matt Damon, Jing Tian, ​​Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu and others. Isn't this lineup impressive enough?
A box office of nearly 12 billion is not bad, but compared with the ending song "A Bridge of Fate", it is a bit of a letdown.

Bian Lang went to see the movie because of Zhang Yimou, but for many years afterwards, he had no idea of ​​the relationship between this song and the movie.

"Are you saying this to praise me or to hurt me?"

Facing Bian Lang's smiling question, Ruan Ping told the truth: "Of course I am praising you. You can find out if you have time to go online. Apart from other things, I know of dozens of movie viewing events organized by 100,000 hippies."

"The kind that rents out the entire theater?" Bian Lang found this a bit outrageous. If he was an actor, there was nothing wrong with that. He just wrote an OST, and he didn't even sing it himself, so he wouldn't do that.

"It shouldn't be. Don't think too much about it. There haven't been many martial arts movies in the past two years, and most of the 100,000 Hippies are men. They probably went there as a group just to find an excuse to negotiate group ticket prices with the cinema. The key is that everyone can get together offline and get to know each other... I have to say that Liu Xiaokui is much more professional than us in managing fans!"

Hearing this, Lang didn't worry too much and continued to ask with a smile: "How is your commercial performance here?"

"I postponed a show this week and took a break to adjust. In the past two or two months, I feel like I have completed all the commercial performances I have done in the past two or three years. Liang Kuan really doesn't treat me like a human being. I'm not one of those young handsome guys. I can't handle this batch of people..."

"The flowering period is long, right, Brother Ruan?"

The two laughed at the same time, causing the taxi driver who was wearing headphones to sneer.

……

The next day, Bian Lang told Dayong all the arrangements for the special show, and Dayong laughed: "You can save us trouble by directly using "Desperado" as your new song. Then we still have to choose 14 songs..."

Yesterday, we just decided on songs that could be chosen without any hesitation, such as "Shame" and "Rock and Roll on the New Long March". We haven't yet come up with a specific plan for how to choose the others and how to arrange them in order.

Finally, after a discussion, the few of them decided that they should just let Chen Shuting deal with this matter, and they could just arrange the new songs first.

As for the fact that Zong Guan Xian would be the opening act for the Rolling Stones, everyone seemed to be sad on the surface, but in fact everyone accepted it in their hearts.

Regardless of whether it was Bian Lang who took the lead, just talking about Pan Jianhu's comeback, the Rolling Stones, from veterans like Ding Tong and Tang Dafeng to newcomers like Zhu Wei, Xia Yuxi, and the three Xia Ruo sisters, all recognized it from the bottom of their hearts.

However, their respective managers started to ask Chen Shuting if there were any subsequent tour plans, and what kind of warm-up band would be on the tour...

Of course Chen Shuting wants to go on tour, but she can only listen to Bian Lang on this matter, and no one else’s opinion has any say.

"There's nothing to show for sure yet, but I'll keep it in mind. If we start a tour, I'll suggest that Bian Lang bring all of you out for a tour..."

Her bigger headache now is selecting songs for the Rolling Stones. This is her first time doing this, so she can only call Liang Kuan to discuss it together.

As a result, when the two met, they first talked about the complaints of people in the circle: "You said there are only 400 tickets. I think it's a good thing to hold another show, so that I can give all the connections in the circle..."

Liang Kuan also had a headache after hearing this. Essentially, she did not agree with Chen Shuting's idea, but she had been harassed by this matter for the past two days. She felt that all the reputation she had accumulated in the circle over the years would be lost this time.

"Before the tickets are issued, I'll go talk to Bian Lang and see..."

The two of them were unsure, and the end result was naturally that they both felt a little embarrassed.

Bian Lang’s original words were: “These are just lip service in the rock circle. It’s not a concert with thousands or tens of thousands of people. The Rolling Stones’ core base is music and fans. Even if they offend all of them, the Rolling Stones will still be the Rolling Stones and nothing will change.

Those in the pop music circle are even worse. They come here just to take advantage of the popularity and try to leave a good impression on me so that they can have an excuse when they need songs in the future. Similarly, offending them all won't make much difference. Even if we satisfy them all this time, they will definitely not stand up and say a word for us when the Rolling Stones are in trouble. Why bother..."

When Liang Kuan told Guo Sichu this later, Guo Sichu laughed so hard that he fell backwards and shook his body: "Sister Kuan, I didn't expect you to make such a mistake..."

"I'm really annoyed, and Moyan's business really needs to be expanded. By the way, have you seen the news about Dong Youbian?" Guo Sichu knew about this when asked, and she wouldn't be surprised. After all, any news that was unfavorable to Bian Lang would become a hit once it came out.

But regarding the matter of Bian Lang's suspected breakup with Dong Youbian, if it happened to someone else, there would definitely be a flood of essays bashing Bian Lang, and they would be written from the perspective of the female boxing superhero, and they would not stop until Bian Lang's character as a heartless man is proven true.

But this time it was strange. Dong Youbian’s fans didn’t react much to the news. When faced with the female boxing essay, some female fans even jumped out and said, “It’s none of your business!”

As for the fans of the Rolling Stones, they didn't care about this at all. They just looked like it didn't matter to them whether Bian Lang was a scumbag or not, as long as Bian Lang kept updating, everything was fine!
So this matter can never be hyped up, because if fans and music fans don't care about personal feelings, it will have almost no impact on the artist. If the commercial value and traffic are not damaged, then capital and advertisers will have nothing to worry about.

Naturally, there was no need to continue to hype this topic. After all, no matter how much passers-by made a fuss, they didn't listen to the Rolling Stones' songs and couldn't affect Bian Lang in any way.

"I really don't understand, what is Dong Youbian trying to achieve by doing that?"

Hearing the resentment in Guo Sichu's mouth, Liang Kuan choked back with one sentence: "Then what are you after? You are already a singing queen, do you really want to go abroad and compete for it?"

Guo Sichu was choked by these words and cursed with a smile: "Everyone has an ideal. I am not even 40 and my voice is not broken. I am at the right age to strive for something."

"Then you have to hurry up..."

Guo Sichu understood the double entendre in this remark.

But she was used to being spontaneous and she knew herself very well. Given her current affection for Bian Lang, it would be difficult for her to take the initiative without any special circumstances to help her...

But if there really was such an opportunity, she would definitely not hesitate. Although she was not at an advantage in age, she believed that she was at least one level higher than Dong Youbian in every other aspect.

But at her age, if she really wants to consider things like marriage and having children other than dating, it is really unrealistic to put it off until later. His status and conditions are also there, and there are not many people that she can like and feel that she can live with for a long time.

So if there’s a suitable person like Bian Lang, she also looks forward to that opportunity appearing sooner rather than later.

"This matter depends on fate!"

This should be the time when Guo Sichu expressed his clearest attitude on this matter. When Liang Kuan heard this, he had something in mind.

"As for fate, since fate already exists, the fate can be intervened by human intervention."

She didn't know how important Dong Youbian was to Bian Lang, but she knew that no man was not lustful. If Bian Lang didn't know, the girls around him would definitely form a team, and even those famous people in the circle would be willing to pounce on him.

So she felt that Bian Lang's absence would not last too long. If Guo Sichu didn't catch up with this trip, he probably wouldn't have the heart to catch up with the next one.

……

After endless rehearsals every day, the opening day of Rolling Stone LAB arrived in the blink of an eye.

There were so many congratulatory flower baskets that they really circled the entire building two or three times. And they were not just the kind that came from decoration companies or various building material suppliers. Just look at the ribbons on any flower basket, and you will see that they are all famous names in the entertainment industry.

There was a blogger on DY who was good at showing off. After seeing the big event, he decided to come over and watch a video.

After looking through the flower baskets signed by Xie Xinyan, Liu Tianwang, Wei Minzhi, Liu Xiaokui and other celebrities, he was not shocked. Instead, he swung the keys of the high-end Maserati he bought from Taobao and smiled contemptuously:

"Hey, does the boss of this shop think that everyone else is illiterate or stupid? You should know your limits when you spend your own money to decorate the shop. Aren't you afraid that the owner will sue you for infringement?
I will send a message to Liu Xiaokui and ask his management team to handle this matter..."

It has to be said that the information cocoon will not disappear as the information age becomes more and more developed. It will only be affected by big data push and completely separate you from those messages that you don’t care about or pay attention to.

Therefore, once the video of this pretentious blogger was released, it not only became popular, but also received a lot of recognition!
"Yeah, why are you pretending to be an industry expert? In an 18th-tier city like Chuncheng, what company deserves so many celebrities' congratulations?"

"Haha! Is it the family business further southwest? Only this way can make sense, but I suggest that the relevant departments conduct a thorough investigation!"

"How dare you! I will report this to Heavenly King Liu right now..."

However, before these people could vent their emotions for long, they were severely slapped in the face.

Liu Xiaokui, who loves to watch the fun, directly sent a photo of himself posing with the flower basket he sent under the Rolling Stone Building, and then directly called out to the blogger of the pretentious track: "Dude, who are you? Where is the message you sent?"

As for the major musical instrument manufacturers, they were indispensable. And this time it was not as simple as sending a flower basket. The Chinese CEOs of these musical instrument brands that had business dealings with the Rolling Stones all came to the scene in person to congratulate.

For these brands, as long as they participate in the Rolling Stone LAB format, the effect of expanding their brand influence will be far greater than many expensive advertisements.

Just take Fender as an example. The consultation orders for Bian Lang’s homemade guitar have been queued for who knows how long in the future!

Moreover, the Rolling Stones have also made it very clear that they only display and sell custom-made instruments or instruments related to the Rolling Stones, and they cannot compete with music stores like Chuncheng.

But in fact, competing music stores would not say anything. They all hope that the Rolling Stones can boost the scale of the entire music industry in Spring City, and then they will all be the real beneficiaries.

As for friends in the rock circle, few of them like to do such empty talk. They all sent messages to congratulate Bian Lang early in the morning and promised to come and perform. Some of them even said it publicly on the Internet, such as Liu Yao.

He posted a video early in the morning: "Congratulations to Rolling Stones LAB on its grand opening! I can't get tickets for the Rolling Stones concert, and I don't have the face to compete with fans, so I won't go there to embarrass myself. After the Rolling Stones have finished their internal rounds, I will definitely come to Rolling Stones LAB to fulfill my wish of having an unplugged concert!"

(End of this chapter)