Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 757: Two hits in one!

This wasteland is surrounded by roads on three sides. The noisy sound of traffic has become part of the BGM of this song, and it also makes the clear sound of the guitar strumming stand out with exceptional clarity.

When Bian Lang's voice and the sound of the acoustic bass appeared together, it seemed as if the whole world had quieted down, and the only voice left in the world was this: "My favorite record store..." Looking in the direction of Bian Lang's finger, it was the signboard of the store that had been renamed Rolling Stone Records.

Zhu Yan, who did not go down to join in the fun, stood by the window halfway up the mountain and watched the scene with an awkward smile, perhaps trying to hide the tears that were about to fall.

If it weren't for Bian Lang, the store would have closed long ago. How could he, a small shareholder, come here on weekends to enjoy his own unique music time?

Hong Ke beside him seemed to be able to read his mind. He clinked his glass with his and said, "Really, sometimes we are especially grateful to Bian Lang for showing up when we still have the energy to rock. If it had been another three to five years, we might not even be in the mood to listen to him."

Zhu Yan picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He waited for the malt aroma to fill his entire mouth before slowly swallowing it and said, "Only him, with the current Rolling Stones, can still perform in such a wasteland. If it were someone else, he would definitely get furious and quit tonight..."

In the live broadcast room of the Seagull Band, looking at such a simple debut venue, the Rolling Stones, who can be said to be the hottest musicians in the rock circle at the moment, were happy to perform on the stage like a group of children. Many fans wanted to say something, but with their hands on the input line in the comment area, they couldn't type a single line for a long time.

What can they say?

Perhaps all the glory on the stage before was just an illusion. Only this kind of tenacious struggle in the ruins is what rock music should be like.

"I don't want to die in failure and loneliness. I don't want to live underground forever. Material deception, hurried ants, uneducated people are not sad..."

"He won't be sad..."

There are probably less than 2,000 people here right now, but conservatively speaking, there are tens of thousands of people across the country singing along.

Niu Boyi, who had followed and stood next to the "stage", was now wiping away tears. It was unclear whether he was truly moved or blinded by the raised dust.

Those who were originally gloating and felt that the Rolling Stones were definitely going to fail this time, are now gritting their teeth in hatred.

Some of the bars across the country that were originally playing "Summer of the Band" also switched to projecting Seagull's live broadcast room at the strong insistence of the gathered rock musicians.

In Noodles in, Qi Yue wiped her tears after watching this segment and said to Liu Yao: "Sister Yao, do you still remember the time when Lao Lei and his group's performance was cancelled?"

"How could I not remember? Didn't Lao Lei fight with someone in uniform? He was imprisoned for a few days before being released. He also wrote a song insulting them. It was banned in China but released overseas..."

Listening to his friend's story, Qi Yue raised his glass and took a sip, then muttered, "It's been several years. I thought that with the current popularity of the Rolling Stones, they wouldn't encounter such a thing again. But who would have thought that rock music is still considered unpresentable!"

Liu Yao had thought of this a long time ago, but just didn't want to say it. Now that Qi Yue had brought it up, she naturally became angry: "You are absolutely right. Look, the Rolling Stones are being very righteous this time, right? 280 tickets for 400 people, the revenue per show is less than 12. If the venue and sound systems are not their own, they are definitely losing money to gain publicity. The Rolling Stones can offer an appearance fee of 100 people at will if they are willing..."

Even so, some people were still not satisfied and found someone to instigate online, and finally the whole thing was shut down..."

After saying this, she was going to take a sip of wine to moisten her throat before continuing. But perhaps because she wanted to vent her anger in one breath, the wine glass she picked up stopped at her lips and continued, "That guy called Lucheng was definitely paid to do the job. I think he was cleared out. I wonder if the mastermind behind it can be found!"

When Qi Yue heard this, she squeezed the empty can in her hand and said angrily, "Just because the Rolling Stones don't want to go along with them and want to exclude them, I don't think Summer of the Band will have a safe place tonight..."

Qi Yue, who participated in the entire recording process, certainly knew the content that would be broadcast tonight. Those contents might be attacked by others, and she knew the results of the team meeting.

Liu Yao had not been able to attend the previous two recording sessions, so after hearing Qi Yue talk about it, he asked with interest, "The previous ones were kept secret, but today's episode is about to air, so can you reveal anything interesting?"

Qi Yue is not a spoiler party. Besides, the effect of describing some things with words is always much worse than what you see with your own eyes.

But she revealed something in a very wicked way: "If you don't cry tonight, I will treat you to free food and drink at my place for a year..."

"Even if I cry, I can still eat and drink for free here for the rest of my life..."

After saying this, Liu Yao looked at the TV on the wall, then took out his mobile phone and put on headphones, determined to do two things at once.

Qi Yue's attention was definitely on the Seagull live broadcast room, but the touching picture quality and sound reception made the rock music people in the store shake their heads and sigh: "Yuezi, why don't we watch "Summer of the Band"? Let's wait for the official video of Rolling Stone tomorrow!"

"The quality is so bad, and you may not even be able to see what you want to see!"

Qi Yue thought about it and realized that the interests of these musicians in the circle were different from those of music fans. Music fans looked at the big picture, listened to the emotions, and empathized with the atmosphere. However, these professional musicians listened to the arrangement, the playing techniques of the musicians, and the vocal state and pitch of Bian Lang when he sang.

But in the Seagull live broadcast room, the effect is similar to the gun-version movie on the Internet. The plot probably still needs to be guessed, and all the details are in the environment around the equipment.

So after thinking it over, Qi Yue turned off the screen projection function on his phone and prepared to look for the Bilibili APP.

But at this moment, someone spoke up again: "Da Yuezi, watch it on Blueberry TV. If you want to see the comments, just use your phone. That thing is annoying!"

Qi Yue thought about it and switched to Blueberry TV.

While changing the channel, Liu Yao hurriedly took a sip of wine, fearing that he would miss any details when he raised his glass.

The screen popped up, and it was Exodus's "My Exodus". She couldn't tell whether it was Viking folk music or black metal music. Liu Yao just felt the blood boiling in her chest.

Especially the naked-eye 3D background effect, Liu Yao was deeply shocked.

It's not that she has never seen this kind of technology used on stage, but she has never seen any domestic variety show crew willing to use this level of technology! After all, it has to be used in evening parties with enough weight.

Moreover, it was used for a band like Exodus, which is considered a niche band in the rock circle. This approach does not conform to the rules of the entertainment industry in the past. If it were handed over to other program groups, they would definitely praise it, even if they did not put it down, and the stage effect could also be quantified as a resource.

What resources are assigned to different celebrities, how many shots are given, whether it is close-up or wide-angle, these things will be detailed in the contract when signing. After the film is edited, the team of big celebrities will watch the film in advance. If there are shots that pose a risk of public opinion, they can request re-editing.

Even if public opinion arises after the broadcast, it can be re-edited.

The most exaggerated one may be the competitive music variety shows, which broadcast live under the slogan of "absolute authenticity", but once the live broadcast time is over, all you see afterwards are changed sound sources, or backup videos of the stage scenes.

Bian Lang remembered that there seemed to be such an incident on the original Earth, where there was a singer who was at the level of a king of singers and was completely out of tune during a live performance, but he still won against one of the top three performers recognized by the entire network that night, and that person was ruthlessly eliminated!

This was the trick used at the time. Anyway, when you watch the replay later, you won’t find any record of this person’s failure.

If this set of criteria were applied to "Summer of the Band", then this kind of top-notch stage resources would be reserved for the Rolling Stones' own sons such as Hedgehog and New Pants, and would never be used on a band like Exodus, whose future was still uncertain at the time.

But they did it anyway!

Moreover, Liu Yao and the rock musicians in the noodle shop are well aware that the reason why they can be treated so equally is definitely due to the dominant position of the Rolling Stones.

After Bian Lang’s cartoon face appeared, 90% of the audience watching "Summer of the Band" could not use the correct adjectives to express their feelings at the moment.

"Is this the rhythm of ruling the galaxy? Master Bian is really awesome... Not only does he write the lyrics and compose the music, but he also wants to be the lead actor?"

"I've only heard of comic book dummies, but I've never heard of comic books that directly copy real people... Tsk tsk, I'm so greedy for this guy..."

“Hahahahaha! Is Exodus just trying to survive or just trying to lick someone’s ass? But the effect is really awesome!”

"Come and watch those 50-cent special effects movies. This is just the background image of someone else's song..."

"Really? Those movies that claim to have spent hundreds of millions on special effects should learn from them... With effects like this, you should go to the cinema to watch them!"

Those who posted these comments on the website may not have meant it, but those who were attentive wrote down every one of them.

Amidst the barrage of comments on the screen, one line would occasionally pop up: "This is so boring, go watch the Rolling Stones premiere live!"

Or: "Don't go there, the picture quality and sound quality are too touching, the filter is completely broken after watching it!"

At first everyone thought it was normal, but after seeing more and more of them, some people with more serious thoughts noticed something was wrong. It was obvious that most of the people who posted these two comments wanted to disrupt the traffic from the Rolling Stones' premiere and Summer of Music.

It’s a pity that this little trick is too powerless in the face of absolute strength and absolute trust, and very few people will believe it.

Whether it is the various live broadcasts of the Rolling Stones premiere or the second episode of "Summer of the Band", the popularity continues to rise without any signs of decline! Two hits in one door, nothing special!
After singing "My Exodus", Liu Yao reviewed his experience of participating in "Singer", and then regretted it: "How can the Fruit Channel show compare with "Summer of the Band"? With the current quality, it is definitely the ceiling of domestic music variety shows!"

Her words are also the inner thoughts of countless rock fans!

Seeing her longing expression, Qi Yue smiled and comforted her, "It's okay, there's still the next season. Besides, aren't you going to be a super fan in the future?"

When talking about this, Liu Yao became even more upset and entangled. With the current momentum of "Summer of the Band", the second season is definitely a sure thing. But if she becomes a super fan this season, it will not be appropriate for her to participate in the competition next season, whether she leads her old band or forms a new band.

But she really wanted to go to the scene and see it in person...

“If I had directly participated in the competition this season like Bian Lang, I would have firmly established myself as a super fan next season… Sigh…”

But it was not difficult to weigh the pros and cons. She didn't have to be a super fan to go to the scene. She could be a professional fan or an ordinary fan. With her current relationship with Bian Lang, it was just a matter of words. But after her thoughts were seen through, she would definitely be ridiculed by Bian Lang!

Looking at the Rolling Stones' debut performance, for fans who are used to going to music festivals, this venue is nothing, but the equipment is really shabby.

But within less than an hour of the show being shut down, they were able to react so quickly and find a place to continue the show. Not to mention the quality, this attitude alone is enough to make most celebrities in the entertainment industry ashamed.

If this happened to someone else, they would probably just push the blame onto the organizer, then make a fake apology on Weibo later. Then they would move on to the next game, and then…

A few who have a conscience will either refund tickets or compensate for flights and hotels immediately or immediately afterwards. Many people on Blue Water heard of the Rolling Stones for the first time, as they directly found another place to continue their performance.

And it really messed up a lot of people in the entertainment industry!
At this time, the power supply of the Rolling Stone Building had been restored, but the LAB was still pitch black. Liang Kuan returned to the office upstairs and stood by the window, watching the Rolling Stones' performance through the window while looking at the various public opinions on the tablet.

Even for a seasoned agent like her, she would never have thought of the solution that Bian Lang proposed tonight. Because there would be too many variables, and if it was not handled properly, it might cost a lot to calm down public opinion.

Moreover, it was during the second episode of "Summer of the Band" when it was continuing to build up its reputation.

But Lu Xing's behavior really irritated Liang Kuan. She would not be like others who were still in the guessing stage and directly started to use their connections to find a PR to post the task. Moreover, the public opinion monitoring team within Rolling Stone found several bloggers who posted content similar to Lu Xing and collected evidence.

Anyway, the lawsuit between Rolling Stone and Mu Sa is under investigation. It doesn't matter if you let one sheep go or drive a flock of sheep. It's OK as long as Zhang Fan doesn't get exhausted to death!

However, it was also because of Bian Lang's character that Liang Kuan felt more motivated: "Perhaps under Bian Lang's influence, Chu Chu can really work hard in the international direction!"

(End of this chapter)