Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 752 Longitudinal Line

Time passed quickly and it was already afternoon. Although there were still a few hours before the show started at 8 o'clock, the entire Rolling Stone LAB was already packed with people.

Regardless of the business area, there were crowds of people. Although he had estimated the number of people to be high, Lao Tan still underestimated the influence of the first Rolling Stones concert. Even if they didn't buy tickets, they didn't mind waiting in line.

Besides, there was a real-time broadcast going on in the middle of the mountain, so I could always watch it before others. So the bar, which used to have only a few tables of guests in the afternoon, was now full just after four o'clock.

The others were even busier, especially Green Algae's nail art stall. Looking at the team that she herself didn't know how long it would take to finish, she could only let Ma Rui, who came to help, give her a free hand.

She did nail art before, firstly as a hobby, and secondly to earn some money to support her life. Now she has joined the Rolling Stones, with a fixed salary, social security, and her new song "My Exodus" will be released soon, so she has less pressure in life.

She started this stall thinking that she could do some work for the guitarists in the company after rehearsals and performances to enrich her spare time. If there were music fans who came across her, she would help them if she was not busy. But she never expected that the business would be so good after opening.

Moreover, there are obviously more young men than young women in the queue.

"Ma Rui, aren't I just looking for trouble?"

"I am the one who is looking for trouble. I just came here to take a look and congratulate Bian Lang, but how come you dragged me here to serve as a soldier?"

"Well, let's just get through today first."

"No, you can talk to Yue Zaonuo. Anyway, their styling is somewhat related to this. You can give professional guitarists lessons on nail care and let them take over. You can come and give us guidance when you are free..."

"That's a good idea. I'll go talk to him tomorrow morning..."

The only relatively easy business among all the businesses is probably the drinks and light meals at Bian Lan's side. Firstly, they have experienced much busier scenes than this, and secondly, Bian Lan came here personally to take charge today and transferred staff from other stores to help.

Although there were a lot of people, it didn't seem chaotic at all.

Moreover, the taste of the new big mouth tea really brings a completely different taste experience to customers who are used to drinking milk tea.

The key name was also chosen under Bian Lan's insistence. Instead of using the Kirin Big Mouth Tea that Bian Lang had suggested before, they used the Rolling Stone Big Mouth Tea!
Of course, Bian Lan also knew his limits. He knew that Rolling Stone was no longer owned by his brother alone, so he had discussed the fees and equity with Chen Shuting, the housekeeper.

At this moment, the two women stood together with their hands clasped. Chen Shuting took a sip of the tea in her hand, raised it and looked at it again and again before saying, "Are you really making it according to the recipe given by Bian Lang?"

"It's absolutely true. Apart from the tea-making techniques that we experimented with a few times ourselves, the recipe and proportions were all made according to what he said... Speaking of which, I, as his sister, feel ashamed. What do you think he went through without telling us in the past few years?"

Of course, it was impossible for her to have the idea of ​​being a time traveler, so she could only attribute the reason to the rebellious years when Bian Lang was alone outside. In addition to making music, he would also think carefully about these things at home when he had nothing to do.

It's just that Bian Lang in the past may not know how to express himself, and he didn't find a suitable way to get along and communicate with his family. In a sense, Bian Lan even thinks that he should thank Li Yiliang.

Chen Shuting was not sure what to say to Bian Lan. Even though she had tried to find out more about Bian Lang's past from various sources over the past year, all she knew was just bits and pieces of information pieced together.

She basically heard about the part about going to BJ from Li Hao, and what happened in Chuncheng was told by Lao Tan. If she didn't trust these two people, she would never have connected the current Bian Lang with the original cold person.

"It seems that the bulk of LAB's revenue depends on you, Sister Lan..."

"One ticket to the show is the money for my dozen cups of tea. I don't usually get this kind of business, but I won't be modest when business is good."

Chen Shuting was about to continue the business talk when Liu Xiaokui came over and interrupted her: "Sister Chen, this thing is addictive!" After saying that, she shook the big teacup in her hand, which had only half a lemon left in it.

"This is the world's first store! Do you want to follow?"

Chen Shuting asked half-jokingly, and Liu Xiaokui became serious: "Really? Then I really want to get involved."

Seeing that Liu Xiaokui's words didn't sound like a lie, Chen Shuting introduced him, "Come, let me introduce you, this is Bian Lang's biological sister Bian Lan. Sister Lan is in charge of this matter. If you really want to do it, talk to Sister Lan!"

Liu Xiaokui knew everything about Bian Lang's family, but he had only heard of them and had never seen them in person.

"Sister Lan, I've heard Brother Lang talk about you a long time ago..."

In fact, Liu Xiaokui was not the only one who had the idea of ​​taking big sips of tea, but the others had no way to find someone in charge directly, so they decided to wait and see.

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By the time the live show started checking tickets for admission at 7:, it felt like there was no place to step inside the lab, and the only way to maintain order was by relying on the temporarily added security guards.

There are security guards standing guard downstairs, and those who don't have tickets for the Rolling Stones show will not be allowed in for the time being.

Despite this, the street below the building, which has been completely renamed the Rolling Stones Music Building, is still crowded with fans, all hoping to see the first Rolling Stones concert through the electronic screen on the building.

As more music fans gathered, passers-by were naturally attracted and joined the crowd.

A group of young people carrying luggage happened to pass by. The young man in the lead was curious, so he stopped and asked a male fan, "Brother, what is this place for?"

The male fan saw that he was still wearing a T-shirt with a metal badge printed on it, so he pointed to the Rolling Stones LAB sign and said, "Rolling Stones LAB is opening today, and it just so happens to be a special show for the Rolling Stones!"

Upon hearing this, the young man immediately shouted to his companions who were waiting for him at the back: "The Rolling Stones' lair is right here, come and pay your respects!"

Hearing this shout, a group of four or five young people immediately ran over with their luggage.

"I heard there's a Rolling Stones show tonight, where can I buy the tickets?"

"Why isn't there even a yellow scalper?"

The fan who was being questioned just now heard this, turned around and looked at the few people as if they were national treasures and asked: "You are from abroad, right?"

"You talk so strangely. We just came here directly because we couldn't buy tickets online..."

This fan was completely speechless. He had seen people's posts on the Internet about people who traveled without planning before, and thought he would never meet such an outrageous person in his life. But today, he really met one, and he didn't plan, didn't even have tickets, but still wanted to buy Rolling Stones tickets at the scene.

Thinking that they were all Rolling Stones fans, the young man reminded them, "You'd better find a place to store your luggage first. You never know when it will start, and it will be broadcasted directly on the big screen."

A few people were obviously not satisfied, but looking at the situation, they thought that this was the only way. If they delayed any longer, they might not even have room to stand in the open air.

After a discussion, they asked the man to take the luggage and find a place to store it, while the young lady stayed behind to take up a seat.

A few minutes later, not only the sidewalk below the Rolling Stone Building, but also the non-motorized vehicle lane and the flower bed were occupied. The nearby mounted police had to come over to maintain order.

Looking at the huge crowd, one of them said, "The team reminded us yesterday, but the captain thought it wouldn't be a big deal so he didn't make any special arrangements. Now let's quickly divert the non-motor vehicles..."

At this time, in the Rolling Stones LAB live venue, the fans who entered listened to the BGM and began to discuss the Rolling Stones' first solo show tonight.

"I just heard from the staff that the opening band is a new band. Could it be a new band formed within the Rolling Stones? Otherwise, how could they have such an opportunity?"

"What you said is really possible. The Rolling Stones have no pressure at all to form a new band, and they are the kind that can easily overwhelm everyone when they come out."

"I hope Bian Lang won't be the lead singer again, otherwise it will be hard to find a replacement. I heard that in tonight's new episode of "Summer of the Band", the goat will be the lead singer of New Pants."

"Don't worry, you can watch the replay anytime. This is the first special of the Rolling Stones. It's unique!"

They said there were 400 tickets, and they definitely gave out 400 tickets on site. Of course, the Rolling Stones left some work permits for internal staff, but not more than .

Yang Jianrong was lucky enough to be assigned one. She had already turned off the live broadcast and came in first with the Little Witch group.

Both of them had inside information, so when they heard the discussions around them, they wanted to reveal the spoilers. But thinking that they might lose this preferential treatment, they still resisted the urge to talk about things that neither of them knew:
"Witch, how many new songs do you have tonight?"

"I heard from Sister Shu Ting that we had less time to prepare this time, and Di Li is still on a business trip, so I feel two or three songs will be enough."

“But I saw on the 6 Hippies app that there are only new songs at most.”

Hearing these somewhat naive words, the little witch sighed and said, "I've already said that there will be at most six songs. If six songs are really released, will Brother Lang's songs become less and less valuable?"

"No! They are all classics. After so many years without many good songs, I don't think anyone would get tired of listening to them even if Brother Lang released one a day. As for whether they are worth money, he is not releasing them to other singers, so there is no such thing as a drop in value..."

"I'm just making an analogy. Even if he has six songs, they can't be uploaded directly. He has so much debt now. I worry about him all the time!"

Hearing the little witch say this, Yang Jianrong also nodded and said, "That's true, it's Brother Lang. If it were those young handsome guys, they would have long since stopped being fans and turned against him and become like everyone else!"

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and the light in the venue, which was not very bright to begin with, dimmed even more. Only the Rolling Stones logo on the stage was still flashing in neon.

Knowing that the show was about to begin, everyone focused their attention on the stage. After a few seconds, the spotlights came on and slowly moved from the side of the stage to the center, bringing Niu Boyi over.

Originally, they were planning to let Liangzi take the position, but when Niu Bo arrived and volunteered, Liangzi voluntarily gave up his position.

After all, Liang Zi is still far behind in terms of hosting skills. Niu Boyi has almost acquired enough rock knowledge through his experience in "Summer of the Band", so he is good enough for this kind of hosting job.

After a series of whistles, Niu Boyi picked up the microphone and said, "It's an honor for me, a rock rookie, to be the host of the Rolling Stones' first solo show today. If I say something wrong later, please don't post it online after you record it. It's too embarrassing!"

After this joke, the whole place was filled with laughter.

"Before we begin, I would like to congratulate everyone who is here. I heard that the total number of ticket reservations this time is 31. You are lucky enough to be one of the 31 out of 400."

Before he said this, everyone only knew that the tickets were hard to get, but they never thought it would be so terrible. They felt more and more that their presence at the scene was precious.

After all, in the minds of everyone present, it would be a bit of an understatement to describe a band like the Rolling Stones, which took less than a year to go from being formed to becoming the top rock band in China, as a miracle. Perhaps only a miracle could be worthy of what the Rolling Stones did in this year.

The key point is that they had never held a solo concert before. This was something that the rock fans present had never seen before. They felt that this was awesome enough to brag about for the rest of their lives.

Among them, several couples only had one ticket, and some almost broke up over who should come to the event.

In the end, the girlfriend came in, and the man was smoking and drinking Rolling Stone Craft Beer halfway up the mountain, watching the live broadcast. It was quite comfortable, but he was a little worried about whether his girlfriend would...

"Okay, without further ado, let's welcome the Longitudinal Line Band, who are opening for the Rolling Stones tonight, to the stage!"

This name was unfamiliar to more than 90% of the people at the scene, but when they saw that the first person to go on stage was Bian Lang, the audience, which had been making only a little noise before, immediately erupted into deafening cheers.

No matter how good the sound insulation of this Live is, people watching the live broadcast next door can still feel the vibration!
Instead of going to the scene to cause trouble for Bian Lang, the Ai and Bian families sat in a private room halfway up the mountain, watching the images on the projection through the window. Bian Hai raised his glass in high spirits and said, "Come on, come on, let's have a drink together. I wish the second brother's first solo performance a complete success!"

Ai Hao's father then stood up and raised his glass, saying, "I wish our Rolling Stone Craft Beer will sell well!"

As soon as I finished my drink and put down my glass, I heard people from the music industry outside start talking:
"I was wondering what the origins of this Zongguanxian band were. A newly formed band can actually come to warm up for the Rolling Stones. Besides Bian Lang, there are also Tiger Lord, Lao Tan and...who is this last one?"

"Ruan Ping, the one who sang "Swords Like Dreams"..."

"Oh, Ruan Ping's singing skills are absolutely amazing! These four people must be about 150 years old in total. No wonder they are so talented..."

"The 280 yuan ticket is worth it just for these four people. The Rolling Stones really do a good job of benefiting the fans. It would be great if they could perform for a week straight..."

"Come on, if this really lasts a week, Uncle Hat will report the Rolling Stones and force this new LAB to close down and rectify!"

The man pointed out the window and saw that the six-lane intersection was now paralyzed on one side. But there were still people like ants slowly gathering here, and the big screen outside was indeed showing the situation in the field.

Amid the cheers of the people on the street, Niu Bo said, "Now, please let Zongguanxian bring us the first song "Swords Like Dreams"..."

(End of this chapter)