Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 753: "It's all right"

As soon as Niu Bo stepped down, the lights on the stage came on again, allowing everyone to see the entire vertical line on the stage.

At first everyone thought it was a band of just these four, but now it turns out that’s not the case. Kong Liang, the public drummer, and Lao Wu, the folk music all-rounder, were also on stage.

However, the four people headed by Bian Lang were standing in the front row. Bian Lang carried a Fender electric guitar, Ruan Ping carried a G-Class electric guitar, Lao Tan carried a bass guitar, and Pan Jianhu carried a shoulder-mounted keyboard...

There are microphone stands in front of each of them, giving the impression that these four are the lead singers. Rather than calling them a band, it might be easier to understand them as a group.

Before everyone had time to discuss what was going on, they saw the six people on the stage start to move.

As the flute prelude ended, Ruan Ping began to sing in the moment of empty beat: My sword, where to go, love and hate are hard to be alone..."

The rock fans present were very familiar with the song because it was produced by Bian Lang. They had not only listened to the song but also watched the movie.

But when Ruan Ping opened his mouth live, combined with the scenes in the movie, the sense of revenge and revenge nurtured by his magnetic baritone came over us, making everyone sigh: "Even if it's not rock, the difference between this live performance and the OST is really huge!"

The next person to speak was Pan Jianhu: "My sword cuts through the sky. I don't know right from wrong..."

For some of the old rock fans present, although they have heard Pan Jianhu's singing, that was many years ago. This is the first time to hear him sing seriously on stage in all these years. It feels like returning to the old days, but also mixed with a sense of freshness.

Especially after Lao Pan chose "Song of Ordinary People", Bian Lang still said something about Li Zongsheng's singing and pronunciation habits. This made the young rock fans sigh, "Your uncle is still your uncle!"

The next person to follow was Lao Tan: "I am drunk, everything is hazy, gratitude and resentment are illusions and emptiness..."

There must be no more than one person present who has heard this singing.

Lao Tan's voice is a bit flat, and in terms of timbre, he is definitely not a good singer. But after all, he has accumulated so many years of experience, and his pitch and emotional output are unmatched by ordinary people.

Even the little witch opened her mouth and muttered in her heart: "These old monsters form a team, plus Bian Lang's song library! They are definitely going to sweep the music scene!"

The last one to sing was Bian Lang: "I wake up, it was just a spring dream, life and death are all in vain..." Then the four of them sang together: "Come and go in a hurry, I hate that we can't meet... Love and hate in a hurry, everything goes with the wind... A wild laugh, a long sigh, a happy life, a sad life, who will share life and death with me..."

This song was released during the May Day holiday together with the movie. It has become popular in over a month. Although it has not reached the level of a street song, the tune and catchy lyrics make it no problem for the music fans present to sing along.

The chorus ends with everyone singing: "A wild laugh, a long sigh, a life of happiness, a life of sorrow, who will share life and death with me..."

The song was not long, just over three minutes, and it not only showed off the four people's voice characteristics and singing styles, but also successfully heated up the atmosphere.

Those who didn’t understand what Zongguanxian was before now have an idea of ​​what this band is.

According to Liu Xiaokui's exaggerated statement, "The ceiling of Chinese middle-aged male groups!"

If this statement were put on the original Earth, it would become: "The only male band in Chinese pop music!" It's a pity that this band was only formed for one year, and went from being popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to ending in a mess!

But with more than 50 concerts a year, the band performed on the Spring Festival Gala less than half a year after being formed, and the revenue from all tours exceeded 9 small goals. No matter from which perspective, it is an unrepeatable classic success case in the Chinese music scene.

Although the four members planned to disband after one year at the beginning of the band, with such successful business operations, the Rolling Stones would not easily give up this golden goose. However, the differences among the four members became increasingly greater, and the high-intensity and high-density performances also took a toll on their bodies.

In fact, many commercial performance companies were not optimistic about the Longitudinal Link at the beginning, but who knew that after the Spring Festival Gala, the subsequent concerts at the Taipei Arena and Hung Hom were all sold out, so there was an endless stream of companies taking on commercial performances, and they made a lot of money because of it.

But according to the analysis of people in the industry, it was inevitable that Zongguanxian would disband within a year.

Although the four of them were once the most popular in the music scene at a certain time, their era has passed. The emergence of the Zongguanxian is, in a sense, a re-employment for the four of them after they were laid off. After a year of consumption, the box office appeal of the four of them has little potential to be further explored. In addition, it is difficult for the four of them to reach a consensus on the concept of music creation, so...

But when we arrived at the Blue Water Planet, the foundation of this branch of the Congguan Line was completely different.

Bian Lang is now at the peak of his career, Ruan Ping has successfully made a comeback with "Swords Like Dreams", and Lao Tan and Lao Pan also have something to do. The combined fame of these people in their lifetime is probably equivalent to that of Li Zongsheng in the original earth. The most important thing is that they all follow Bian Lang's lead in creation.

If they build up slowly, they may be able to compete with the longitudinal line of the original earth in the future. The key is that their professional careers must definitely far exceed the longitudinal line of the original earth.

After singing a song, Bian Lang introduced the others: "Thank you all for coming to the opening of Rolling Stone LAB today. I hope that this place can become a place for everyone to relax and have fun after work. Starting from today, there will be live performances by the band at Rolling Stone LAB for a week..."

Before he even finished speaking, a fan at the scene took the lead and said, "I know, I know, the tickets have been sold out a long time ago, why haven't you planned for the next round..."

"There are only 7 shows in total, and there are so many Rolling Stone bands, have you arranged them all?"

"Haha, Bian Lang! Have you run out of songs?"

"The most expensive Rolling Stones ticket is 280, who are you looking down on?"

“If the Rolling Stones play for a week, I’ll follow them even if I add a zero to the end!”

The people who said these words all knew what was going on, and they wanted to see if they could provoke Bian Lang, but Bian Lang didn't care at all: "Okay, since you don't want to listen to my nonsense, let's just start the next song, "Zhihuzheya"..." After hearing the title of the song, many people at the scene knew what was going on. When it comes to Chinese rock creation, in the current Chinese rock circle, if Bian Lang admits to being second, no one dares to claim to be first!

After saying this, Lao Pan put down his shoulder-back keyboard and returned to the keyboard position. Bian Lang and Ruan Ping also took a step back, giving the C position to Lao Tan who was carrying the bass.

According to the word division of the first song, everyone felt that the configuration of the four members of the band was a bit strange, and there seemed to be no clear lead singer. Now that this position is revealed, this idea has been verified again: "These four people seem to have no priority, and it feels like they complement each other!"

After a musician in the middle of the mountain said this, Tang Dafeng on the side retorted: "You are not completely right. To put it bluntly, it is Bian Lang who is helping Lao Tan and the other three."

“Brother Dafeng, you’ve put it mildly. It can be said that it is all thanks to Brother Lang that our bands are what they are today!” Xi Que also added.

"Indeed, without Bian Lang, we wouldn't know where to drink and complain!" After saying this, Ding Tong raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's toast to Bian Lang!"

Mid-levels was also packed with people from the industry tonight. With this greeting, half of the people in the bar raised their glasses in agreement: "Cheers to Bian Lang!"

Seeing this scene, Father and Mother Bian in the private room were overwhelmed with emotion, and they were very proud. Ai Hao's father smiled and patted his son on the back and said, "When can you be half as successful as Xiao Lang? Then I can retire with peace of mind."

Hearing this, Ai Hao cried out in injustice: "My father, you'd better give up on me. Not to mention half, even if it's one-tenth of Brother Lang's, I'm afraid my life will be in trouble! You might as well just hire a professional manager to manage it, and I'll just be a second-generation who eats and waits for death!"

"Second generation? What are you thinking? With the little wealth your father has, you still have the nerve to call yourself a rich second generation? If you really have that much wealth, I would be happy for you to just lie down and wait for death!" Ai Hao's father's words almost choked him to death.

At this moment, Lao Tan on the stage raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and Bian Lang and others moved in unison, and a series of triplets interspersed with the sound of a snare drum kicked off the song!
Old Tan, who was playing the bass, turned around and faced Bian Lang. Bian Lang pulled the crank of the electric guitar, and a string of electric guitar solo with a blues scale flowed out from the Fender in Bian Lang's hand.

After a pause after the solo, Lao Tan's voice came: "Knowing is knowing, caring is not caring, who is this person, it is Confucius..."

The arrangement that Bian Lang used today was not the one he first heard of Luo Dayou in the original Earth, but the one that Brother B used when he collaborated with Godfather Luo at the Dashifasheng recording studio.

The reason why I still remember this version so clearly is mainly because of a joke made by someone in the industry after watching it: "Godfather Luo was originally criticized by some people for his hoarse voice, but now he is singing with Brother B, and he has finally found a rival in the hoarse voice field! It's so funny..."

"To know is not to know, to not care about anything, who is this person? It must be Hanshanzi..."

When hearing that the lyrics mentioned both Confucius and Hanshan, some of the older fans in the audience began to sigh: "How many people can write lyrics like this nowadays?"

"He who knows what he does not know, who cares what he does not care about, who is this person, he is from Qi... Our ancestors said this a long time ago, our ancestors said this a long time ago, now look at what our young people are saying... But think about what you want them to do..."

After this part was finished, any music fans who thought a little more would have once again worshipped Bian Lang as a real god in their hearts.

“When it comes to daring to write, there is really no one better than Bian Lang!”

"Yeah, think about the current state of the music industry. Maybe it's capital that forces musicians to make the market like this..."

There is nothing wrong with this understanding, because the object that Godfather Luo satirized when he sang this song in 82 on the original Earth was not just capital.

Lao Tan bent over and played the bass, giving up the center position, and Bian Lang, who played the electric guitar, stepped forward to take over the lead singer position:

“The scissors are waiting, like noodles in clear soup; those who respect teachers and respect learning should do nothing more than this… The wind, flowers, snow and moon are rustling; the so-called folk songs are like this… Zhizhizhizhizhi, huhuhuhuhu, zhi ...

If the previous lyrics still sounded a bit confusing, then this paragraph can almost be said to have made things clear.

Isn't this song by Bian Lang a formal response to the series of negative comments against the Rolling Stones after the Golden Melody Awards?

However, this is not the end yet. The four people sang together again: "Our ancestors said this a long time ago...Open your eyes, blow your mouth, cover your ears, and everyone will be happy. Everyone knows it, everyone cares, and those who stand by and watch are you and me..."

After singing the chorus, everyone on the stage focused their attention on Pan Jianhu. Under everyone's gaze, Lao Pan played a keyboard solo that flowed out like mercury.

Hearing this, Hua Yan in the backstage couldn't help but shout, "Don't think that Tiger is a sick cat just because Brother Tiger has retreated behind the scenes."

Those who had never seen Pan Jianhu perform before, after seeing this series of dazzling keyboard solos, couldn't help but have an illusion: "These guys should just have their own show instead of warming up for others!"

But when I think about the Rolling Stones following behind me, I feel completely relieved!

After Pan Jianhu finished his keyboard solo, everyone on the stage turned their eyes to Bian Lang.

The long-awaited electric guitar solo arrived as expected. While playing, Bian Lang recalled the versions of Brother B and Godfather Luo. Only now did he come to a conclusion: "Godfather Luo and Brother B are the same kind of people. The fact that their songs can be sung has little to do with their singing skills and voices!"

Those are the characteristics that the times have endowed their songs with that will never be replaced, and these characteristics are likely to be gradually submerged over time. But as long as these songs are given a chance, they will definitely find people who can empathize with them.

Or when history overlaps at certain points, these songs can always be like the lighthouse of the soul, pointing the way for those who have lost their way.

Bian Lang doesn’t know how many people on Earth still listen to The Godfather, nor does he know how many people still remember Brother B’s songs, let alone how many people can sing the line: “My grandma is a flower, and my grandpa fell in love with her…”

(End of this chapter)