Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 754: Song of Mortals

The outro finally ended with a somewhat passionate blues melody. Although this was the first performance of the new band Zongguanxian, there was no trace of awkwardness in the cooperation of these people. They were so relaxed that it felt like they were really playing music.

There was no official way to broadcast this performance live, but there were many music bloggers watching on the big screen. Although the effect of the big screen live broadcast was not very good, the songs were still audible and the people who were on the vertical line could be seen clearly.

The old rock fans were amused when they saw Lao Tan and Pan Jianhu. They couldn't say "my uncle" but after seeing Pan Jianhu's keyboard skills, which were second to none, they couldn't help but sigh: "Your uncle will always be your uncle!"

There were quite a few people watching the live broadcast, and the one with the most people was the Seagull Band's live broadcast room. Min Wen and her friends actually had seats in Mid-Levels, but she still felt that the live broadcast among the audience outside would create a more lively atmosphere and better demonstrate the popularity of the Rolling Stones' first live show.

Seeing the huge crowd, passers-by were willing to stay a while longer to watch the excitement. With the traffic support from the small broken station after it was discovered, Haiou's live broadcast room was the most popular among the music UP hosts tonight.

Therefore, people from other entertainment companies who were concerned about the performance of the Rolling Stones were also squatting in the Haiou live broadcast room. Seeing that there were hundreds of thousands of people in the live broadcast room of this small account with not many fans, while they were looking up at the traffic of the Rolling Stones and Bian Lang, they were also thinking about a problem.

"Those old singers who have already passed their prime, can they repackage themselves and form a band, taking advantage of the traffic from Summer of the Band and follow the path of this longitudinal line to have another wave of success?"

Although the Chinese music scene on Blue Water Star, like that on Earth, has been moving further and further away from true musicality, the foundation is still very solid. There are many singers like Ruan Ping who are already in retirement, and there are countless others who were popular for a while but then became obscure.

In fact, every entertainment company has some out-of-date but talented people like this.

Although these people are idle and the company does not pay them, who would not want to make money? So if the Longitudinal Line can work, it will be a profitable track.

Of course, not everyone is so optimistic. Those who are more sober can see clearly that the music industry is indeed not short of such singers, but it lacks musicians like Bian Lang who can produce works for them to perform.

If there are no new works and they just rely on the past works of these out-of-date singers to sell nostalgia, they won't go far and they may not even earn enough to cover the money spent on the initial publicity.

For a band like the Rolling Stones to use their first solo show to raise the profile of the band is not something that just any band can do.

Let’s not talk about whether they have the same influence as the Rolling Stones to promote them. Even if they are willing to do so, it is still a question. Not everyone is like Bian Lang, who is willing to use good works and the popularity of the Rolling Stones to promote others.

As for Li Yiliang, whose heart was already extremely twisted, he became even more angry after listening to this new song.

The better the song performed, the angrier he became: "These songs! He should have had a share of these songs!"

Tan Lian is not stupid. She certainly knows why Li Yiliang, Xiang Kun and Zhu Wen did that.

But this does not do any harm to her. If she becomes popular, she, the lead singer, will also become popular. If something goes wrong, Li Yiliang will bear the consequences alone.

Now that she heard Li Yiliang say this, she really felt that he was a little too obsessed. However, she did not intend to persuade him, but just asked out of concern for her teammates: "Can we still perform tonight?"

Hearing this question, Li Yiliang came back to his senses instantly: "Yes, of course! After the show, we'll open champagne to celebrate and wait to see how the Rolling Stones fall from the altar!"

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At the scene, Bian Lang and his friends high-fived each other to express their satisfaction with the performance of the previous song. Then Bian Lang continued, "Next song, 'Song of the Ordinary Man'!"

After saying this, the lights on the stage dimmed. When they came back on a moment later, Wheels holding a trombone had already rushed onto the stage.

Looking at Lao Pan standing behind the keyboard, illuminated by the spotlight, Bian Lang couldn't help but think of the time when he watched Li Zongsheng live on Earth over the years.

I remember that every time I went to listen to Li Zongsheng, I used the excuse of listening to one less show, but before the time travel, Bian Lang counted and found that he had listened to no less than 10 shows. Some were exceptional, some were disappointing, but without exception, every show was sold out.

There weren't many young people around, and some of them started to cry while listening.

I have read many online comments about Li Zongsheng and I have written down quite a few of them...

I remember someone wrote this: Li Zongsheng’s love songs do not cry about his own sacrifices, but reflect on the past and sigh for the passing of time. Young people love to listen to sad love songs: I still can’t get you even if I give everything, we can’t be together even after loving each other so much, you abandoned me and my past, why did you love me so much but we still separated in the end... There is none of this in Li Zongsheng’s songs.

Bian Lang still remembers what Mr. Jin Yong said: "It is a great pleasure to meet you today. If we meet again in the future, we can have a drink together. Now we say goodbye." This statement is not an exaggeration to evaluate "Song of a Mortal".

The jazz drum prelude brought out the guitar and trumpet. Bian Lang couldn't remember where he saw this version, but when he thought of the arrangement of "Song of a Mortal", he naturally took out this version.

Of course, Lao Pan also plays the keyboard very well. When the wheel's trombone sounded, some fans at the scene were thinking: "There are still so many instruments in the arrangement, so what's the difference between this band and the Rolling Stones! Why bother, just use the Rolling Stones..."

Musicians in the circle have different opinions: "These songs are still too popular. It would be good to form a pop band. At Lao Pan's age, it is indeed too heavy and difficult for him to play. It's good..."

Liang Kuan, who was watching from the backstage, glanced at Guo Sichu, then said leisurely, "Their agency contract should be under Mo Yan's name anyway, right?"

Guo Sichu didn't expect Liang Kuan to have this in mind: "Sister Kuan, I think your greatest strength is your courage to think!"

Bian Lang is the undisputed leader of the Rolling Stones, and Pan Jianhu's status in the music field is lower than Bian Lang, so in her opinion, it is basically impossible for the Zongguanxian to sign under Moyan. "Look at what you said. If I didn't dare to think about it, how could I have the status of a queen you have today. Not everyone is Bian Lang, who can support with such a strong ability to pretend. If you don't fight, how can you become popular easily? Have you forgotten how many years you debuted?"

Guo Sichu couldn't find any fault with Liang Kuan's words. If everyone was like Bian Lang, then people like her would not even have a chance to stand out!

When I was about to say something, I was struck by the lyrics of Pan Jianhu's song: "You and I are all mortals, born in the world... We are busy all day long, and have no time to rest... Since we are not immortals, we are bound to have distracting thoughts... Put morality on the sides, and put profit in the middle..."

Especially the last sentence, which was extremely vulgar but was the truth that couldn't be more true. Now she could probably understand a little bit why Bian Lang wanted to give this song to someone else, and to Lao Pan.

It is somewhat incongruous for an idealist like Bian Lang to be the original singer, and he will definitely be criticized by those with ulterior motives.

In the original Earth, Lao Li was often criticized because of the line in a song: "Put morality on both sides and profit in the middle."

The most famous person who has repeatedly criticized the song was a professor from a well-known university. He focused on this line and said, "This song calls for selfishness and corrupts college students in terms of thought and ideology!"

Thinking about it now, Bian Lang still said to the professor the same thing he did then: "Haha! It turns out that the art of breaking chapters was first taught by the professor."

"How many men have been angry for the beauty they love... How many birds in the same forest have been separated into flying swallows... Life is so short, why bother with love... If the lover is gone, who can I complain to..."

Although it was not Bian Lang who sang it, those who were familiar with it could hear the meaning behind the word.

"Isn't this a song about him and Dong Youbian? When I think about this, I feel that Brother Lang might as well be an old fruit farmer!"

"Ding Ding, you should be more careful with your words. If Brother Lang was really like this, then the previous waves of smear campaigns on the Internet wouldn't have been so easy to get away with!" Yang Meng actually thought so too, but she couldn't say it out loud.

Liang Kuan listened to the lyrics and imagined the facial expression of Bian Lang when he sang the song. He smiled and said to Guo Sichu, "Based on the lyrics, I think it's good for Bian Lang to be single. If he really has a happy life, would he be able to write such a life experience?"

Guo Sichu didn't think so. He smiled and shook his head, denying it: "I heard from Tiger that this song has been in the music library for a long time. Dong Youbian hadn't left at that time. The strangest and most fascinating thing about Bian Lang is that he can always find the right song for the right person. When the day comes when Rolling Stone can become a capital itself, I wonder how many singers this guy can train."

Liang Kuan agreed with this.

Because this is the nature of the entertainment industry. She has only just begun to understand the secrets behind those endorsements worth hundreds of millions or tens of millions, and the film pay of millions or tens of millions. What kind of background is behind an international record company like DGM is something they cannot understand now.

The reason why she was willing to join Rolling Stone with Guo Sichu was partly because of Bian Lang's unparalleled talent in music, and partly because she didn't want to continue to be controlled by the behind-the-scenes capital that she could not see or understand.

Although Guo Sichu has the status to bully others, the capitalist tycoons behind the scenes will not take the actors they call seriously.

So Bian Lang's Rolling Stones was a really good choice so far. He also felt that with Bian Lang's personality and talent, he would never do such petty things no matter what.

"That's right. If nothing major happens, not only the rock industry, but perhaps the entire music industry will be shaken by a sneeze!"

After hearing Liang Kuan's exaggerated description, Guo Siyuan laughed so hard that his body shook with laughter: "It's not like the reincarnation of the richest man in the world, what are you thinking about, Sister Kuan?"

"I ask you when have you ever seen the world change for people... If you have the face you always dream of, does that mean you have spring..." The four of them spoke together again, eliminating the preaching energy in their original chanting.

Those who watched the performance through the Seagull Live Broadcast Room are now wondering, is Bian Lang going to use his big move again today?
Lyrics like "Zhihuzheya" and "Fanren Ge", one contains hidden irony, the other is simple and true, both are rare masterpieces in the current music scene.

But when it comes to Bian Lang, none of these songs can be included in the official performance repertoire. They are just appetizers before the main meal.

Many veteran singers in the circle heard this and felt a little blocked in their hearts when looking at Pan Jianhu and others.

If they get their hands on a song like this, they will definitely polish and record it carefully, and create enough hype before releasing it. They will never be so careless.

What's more, it was actually given to Pan Jianhu, a rock keyboardist who has retired behind the scenes for many years!
According to their thinking, if the song gets out in the circle and is waiting for a price, it is hard to say what the price will be. Especially those who want to go further, they are very interested in this kind of song that can be spread.
After listening to this, King Liu threw his tablet on the sofa, picked up his phone and sent a message to Bian Lang: "If the song you give me is not as good as "Song of Ordinary People", then I will wait at the door of Rolling Stone every day..."

The assistant hadn't seen King Liu so happy for a long time, so he wanted to ask what was going on. But before he could ask, King Liu picked up the tablet, looked at it and sang along: "When have you ever seen the world change for people... Having the face you always dreamed of, is that the spring...?"

After singing this last line, Bian Lang thought of the sentence again: "If you don't listen to Li Zongsheng when you are young, you will understand it when you are forty. I have already enjoyed it before I am forty. Maybe the vicissitudes of life have already invaded me. I didn't understand the meaning of the song when I first heard it, but I have become the person in the song when I listened to it again. This is probably the charm of music."

The reason why we feel tired when we are alive is because we want too much.

Life is only 30,000 days long, so why do you need so many friends? I don't ask for a group, but I ask for a confidant, two or three good friends or lovers. I don't ask for too much, but I ask for a caring person, and love that will last forever. I don't ask for excitement, but I ask that when I'm old, the person next to me is still you. I don't ask for a house full of gold, but I ask for enough to spend. It's actually happier to live an ordinary life...

There is another saying: "When I was young, I always wanted to venture into the martial arts world of Jin Yong. When I got older, I just wanted to live a life of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea."

However, Bian Lang's current mentality is that he still wants to make some breakthroughs in the world, so these songs that contain the wisdom of life in the daily life of daily necessities must be shared with people like Pan Jianhu!
(End of this chapter)