Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 771 Preparing for the start of school

Before he got drunk, Bian Lang called Shan Yang over and told him to come find him tomorrow afternoon. Then he and the art manager started drinking heavily. The Rolling Stones now have more bands, and Ximangmang is also a brand in Yunnan Province. If there is no conflict in schedule, it is best for the Rolling Stones and Ximangmang to maintain a good relationship.

The goat came the next afternoon, and Bian Lang dropped the rehearsal and took him to his office.

"Goat, how's your Hokkien?"

Shanyang wanted to show off a few words, but after thinking that Bian Lang definitely couldn't do it, he said directly: "There are not many people over there who don't speak Minnan dialect. If you want to help you translate the lyrics, I think it should be no problem."

Although he spoke calmly, he was already beginning to get excited. He knew that he was probably the only one in the entire Rolling Stones who could sing in Minnan dialect. If he didn't give this song to New Pants, who else could he give it to?

But Bian Lang's next words completely extinguished the enthusiasm in his heart: "You can sing this song, but you can't use New Pants."

"But?"

"No buts. If you can call all your former teammates over, you can sing. New Pants is a local punk band. Do you understand what I mean? At the Ximangmang Music Festival, taking advantage of the opportunity of cultural exchange between Yunnan Province and your province, some bands from your side will come. If you have friends, you can notify them in advance..."

With that said, the goat completely understood, and said expectantly: "Don't worry, I will tell Ah Zhou and the others."

After saying that, he took the A4 paper handed over by Bian Lang and began to read: "I light cigarettes one by one, drink cups of wine one by one, please understand me, I can't drink much, sell me Chong Kang... Time passes day by day, sweat flows drop by drop, one day, we are all old, take me to play..."

Although there was no singing tune, Bian Lang felt it sounded right.

Don't doubt why Bian Lang memorized the Mandarin lyrics of "The Prodigal Son Returns". As a band lead singer and producer, this is just basic training. For example, fans of Wu Bai and Hua Zai can recite most of the lyrics of "The World's Number One".

Now that he had thought of this, Bian Lang wrote a few more sentences of "The World's Number One", and after Shan Yang finished reading it, he handed it over and said, "And this!"

Bian Lang is more familiar with the pronunciation of this song, which can also be used to verify whether Yang Yang's translation is accurate.

Shan Gao was not surprised. After all, no one could accept Bian Lang's irrational way of writing songs at first, but after getting used to it, no one was surprised. Now, not only in the Rolling Stones, but also in the whole circle, this kind of incomprehensible thing is followed by Bian Lang's name, so it makes sense.

Because: "This is Bianlang!"

"The scenery of life is like the wind in the sea, sometimes strong and sometimes calm. My dear friend, you must be careful..."

Because Bian Lang just wanted to verify the pronunciation of Yang, he didn't write much. After Yang finished reading, I asked Bian Lang: "Brother Lang, are these all in score?"

Bian Lang nodded, and then started singing: "Well, it's new, it's ging, it's good, it's praised, it's Hong Ying..." Of course, only he could understand the pronunciation, but there was no problem with the tune.

"Shit! How did Brother Lang write this word... Could he be..."

Bian Lang seemed to have guessed what Shan Yang was thinking, and then he said with a smile: "I copied this song, the person who wrote it is called Wu Bai!"

Although Yang Yang had an expression of surprise on his face, what he was thinking in his heart was: "I don't believe you!" Then he pestered Bian Lang to write all the lyrics of a song.

……

Regarding the recording of "Tears", Bian Lang only talked with Qin Linglan once and then stopped paying much attention to it. He was focused on rehearsals.

He waited until Liu Tianwang came before he went to the recording studio again. Because the school was about to start, many non-teaching staff could be seen in the campus where he had been walking around for a long time without seeing anyone.

These things are handled by Old Pan. If they were all given to Bian Lang, he would probably not be able to figure out how to do these things until the day he died.

While walking towards the recording studio, a van behind him stopped when it passed him. The person in the passenger seat opened the door and got out and started chatting with Bian Lang: "Bian Lang, I didn't expect to meet you here..." While handing over the cigarette, he was also preparing a lighter in his other hand.

Bian Lang took the cigarette and put it to his ear, then asked, "Did you cooperate with us to purchase all these musical instruments and equipment?" This man was none other than Dayong's former partner in the music store.

"Yes, but don't worry, Brother Tiger doesn't give us any special treatment. We have better prices and services under the same conditions!"

Bian Lang was not the kind of person who believed in promoting talents without favoritism, so he didn't care at all: "If I can't use it properly, I'll just ask you to withdraw!"

It was just a joke, but Dayong, the former partner, took it to heart: "Of course! One call, even if it's on my wife's belly, I will get up and deliver it to you."

While he made the promise on the surface, he was calculating in his mind. He wished that Bian Lang would call him every day about this matter!

Are you kidding? This is the guitar used by Bian Lang. Returning it to him would give him a chance to get rich. He even considered deliberately getting a few problematic ones.

But this thought was fleeting, and then he talked to Bian Lang about something he had wanted to talk about for a long time: "Bian Lang, I have an idea, I don't know if it's appropriate to mention it."

"Then go talk to Brother Yong!"

"Well, there's no point in talking to him. He's completely focused on the band right now. Here's the thing, didn't we start a musical instrument training class during the summer vacation..."

Bian Lang, who thought he had guessed the other party's intention, interrupted directly: "No, we don't recruit summer classes for students in school. We can't teach naughty kids..."

"Can you wait for me to finish what I'm saying? With our relationship, how can I bring up such boring things? I just thought, if there's a genius that I can't teach, I'll give it to you guys!"

"Really?"

"It hasn't happened yet, so I'm just taking precautions. If it does happen..."

Bian Lang didn't believe it. If he hadn't really met him, who would be so bored as to bring up such a thing? At best, he might want to take advantage of the Rolling Stones' fame and apply for a cooperative enrollment or something.

“Let’s talk about it when we meet.” Bian Lang hated this kind of thing the most. It was a very simple matter, but he had to hide it.

"Okay! There's a little girl who's learning electric guitar. We really can't teach her. She only likes heavy metal at the age of 10. I can promise that I can introduce her to the Rolling Stones!"

Bian Lang had no reason to doubt this. After all, he had seen this kind of talented boy before on the original Earth. Some of them could even rehearse with famous bands at a young age. The son of a friend in their band on the original Earth was a little genius in jazz. He played the strings so well that Bian Lang thought this 11-year-old boy was a time traveler.

"Bring it here on the first day of school. Let her take a look at it first. Let Strauss take a look too..."

"Okay, I'll bring a drummer along too!"

Hearing this "outrageous" remark, Bian Lang laughed and cursed: "You want the Rolling Stones to train a youth band for you to promote, right?"

"This is the best!"

"Get out of here! You are forcing me to send Brother Yong back to you..." After saying this, the other party did not continue. He said hello to Bian Lang again and asked the driver to drive away to deliver the goods.

As soon as Bian Lang sneaked down to the recording studio building, he saw King Liu's manager standing in the hall. When he saw Bian Lang coming, he came up to him and asked for help as if he had seen a savior: "Teacher Bian, it's good that you are here, please persuade Brother Liu not to record the rock version!"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I can't hear a thing!"

To hear such slanderous words about one's own artist from the mouth of a manager shows how unpleasant it must be, and this was something that Bian Lang had not expected.

And judging from how difficult it is for the agent, it seems that King Liu has no intention of giving up at all!
"Yeah, I'll go and listen... Did you know I was coming over?"

"I don't know. I'm going to call Sister Kuan..."

Bian Lang waved his hand and went straight upstairs. Seeing that it was Liu Ziyang who was in charge, he quietly went in.

When Liu Ziyang saw him, he was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly and pointed at Liu Tianwang who was enjoying himself in the studio. Then he handed Bian Lang a headset...

When Bian Lang heard this, he almost laughed out loud: "This is just like Uncle Teng singing "Invisible Wings"!"

The voice is impeccable and every word is pronounced in tune. There is really nothing wrong with it. But when paired with the rock rhythm, it is completely unrelated to the song.

Bian Lang put the headphones directly on the table and prepared to go back to the corridor.

Looking back at King Liu's intoxicated expression, Bian Lang felt that his future position should be that of Uncle Teng after he was released!

Looking at Bian Lang's expression when he came out, King Liu's agent knew that Bian Lang probably didn't think highly of this matter either: "What do you think, Mr. Bian?"

"Let him record if he wants. There's nothing wrong with letting go of yourself. We at Rolling Stone will release a rock version anyway. Then... you know..."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Teacher Bian."

About 10 minutes later, Liu Tianwang came out with a flushed face. He threw the water bottle he had just taken a sip of to his agent, and asked Bian Lang excitedly, "I just saw you go in. What do you think?"

"You can go and participate in those funny variety shows, but I think the rock version I'm giving you is just forcing a good woman into prostitution!" Bian Lang showed him no mercy at all.

"So can I perform on your Summer of the Band?"

"No, I don't want to be chased and beaten by your fans!"

The two of them joked around for a while before Bian Lang made a serious suggestion: "Brother Liu, don't worry about the rock version. Record the lyrical version and this one first. I want to hear how it feels..."

"Well, you're the producer and I'll listen to you! But I just can't understand why someone like you would write such a sad song?"

Bian Lang certainly didn't know the answer to this question. He only knew that the pop music scene on the original Earth had been dominated by sad songs for a long time, and that Andy Lau had written the lyrics for this song himself.

Especially this one among the Four Heavenly Kings, "Tears of Lonely Star", "Ice Rain", "Practice"... It seems that he has experienced all the tragedy in the world.

"Write it if you think it suits you!" In order to stop him from asking more questions, Bian Lang immediately asked, "Brother Liu, do you speak Minnan dialect?"

"Yes! I speak Hokkien better than Cantonese!"

This answer was somewhat unexpected to Bian Lang, as not many Hong Kong singers can speak Minnan dialect. But thinking about the uncertain trend in the 80s, Bian Lang understood this!
"Then I'll give you another song, let's record it together this time."

"Huh? It's also on this album?"

"No, it's up to you. You can post it however you want!"

Seeing Bian Lang being so generous, King Liu naturally wanted to return the favor: "Can I be a guest at your school's opening ceremony?"

"It is my honor..."

Bian Lang has no idea whether the song "World's Number One" became popular after being recycled by Wu Bai or because of Andy Lau's singing. He first listened to Wu Bai's version: "A glass of wine, a few taels of silver..." He felt that Wu Bai's voice sang out the loyalty of the underworld, and then he felt that it was a letter of surrender when he heard Andy Lau singing it!

After not staying in the recording studio for long, Bian Lang left to check on the preparations in other parts of the school.

The stage for the opening ceremony was built in the school's stadium. It was not open to the public, so it was not very grand. When Bian Lang arrived at the stage, he met Pan Jianhu...

"Brother Hu, have you decided on the people? How many will come?"

"Liang Kuan and I just updated the new round of names. There are less than 80 names..."

"Oh, then you can add another King Liu."

"If you fail to teach well and cultivate good musical talents in the future, we will become a joke!"

"I'll have to rely on you for all this. Anyway, I will never refuse to help with teaching matters if I can..."

"You're giving a pretending class?"

"How do you want me to teach something like inspiration? As for basic music theory, I believe there are many teachers who are more suitable than me! By the way, will the teachers that Yunnan Art and Xinghai are going to send come this time?"

Speaking of this, Pan Jianhu has something to say: "Thanks to you, these two universities are really good to us. The Dean of the Conservatory of Music of Yunnan Art University will personally lead the team. Xinghai University didn't say who will lead the team, but it will definitely be led by a dean.

To be honest, we were all unsure about this kind of professional music education school for adults, but everyone was very supportive. Yunnan Arts Institute also said that their music school would recommend some top students to come here during the summer vacation for further improvement.”

Bian Lang believed this because these teachers actually hope that these students can find jobs related to their majors after graduation. But in reality, except for those who are admitted to the education system, the number of students who can find jobs in music-related fields after graduating from music colleges is probably less than 5%!

Of course, some students enter art colleges with the idea of ​​saving the country by taking a detour and getting a diploma. But there are also many who really like it and have talent. But in the end, at this first stage of entering society, they are completely separated from music.

But if you can catch the eyes of the Rolling Stones, the situation will be completely different.

According to Bian Lang, the Rolling Stones are not short of anything except works, but they are short of people!

(End of this chapter)