Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 781 Art and Youth

"Who came up with this strategy and slogan? It's totally unethical!" Although the words were unpleasant to hear, Bian Lang said them with a smile.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the difference between the Rolling Stone Music School and Yunnan Arts Academy. There is almost no competition for students. It doesn't matter if Bian Lang advertises for his alma mater. Anyway, if Yunnan Arts Academy cannot teach anything when the time comes, the Rolling Stone Music School can just take over and continue.

After hearing what Bian Lang said, Jin Ma could only lower his head and hide his smile. Bian Lang didn't care whether the decision makers in front of him heard it or not, he just held this attitude.

"Bian Lang, take a look at these guitarists and bands this time. If you think any of them are good, help these younger students solve their employment problems..." Li Zhaolin turned around and said this out of the blue.

"Well, if there are good talents, I will definitely help. Dean Li, you are really ambitious. They are not even students of the Conservatory of Music, yet you still..."

"Take your time. I don't believe that those from our music school are worse than those unconventional ones. They just haven't figured out what they want yet..."

Bian Lang did not want to go too deep into the discussion about education and ideology, and chatted with Dean Li about borrowing teachers from other departments. During the conversation, a very heroic-looking schoolgirl came over with her camera friend to interview Bian Lang.

How heroic does this school girl look? To put it simply, she is the female version of Chen Kun. If her voice hadn't revealed it, Bian Lang probably wouldn't have been able to tell who she was at first.

After being told that it was a live broadcast, Bian Lang tidied his hair a little, and then heard the junior sister introduce herself: "Hello, Senior Bian Lang, I am a junior student majoring in directing at Yunnan Arts Institute, my name is Xiaoming. Today I would like to ask you to give some advice to our seniors who are about to enter the society!"

Bian Lang can really say this kind of thing easily: "If you haven't found a job you like, just come to Rolling Stone for an internship..."

Those graduates from other schools in the live broadcast room swore: "I want to go to Yunnan Arts even if I have to take the postgraduate entrance examination full-time!"

Then Xiao Ming asked: "Senior, will you sing new songs for us on stage?"

"Classmate, please ask this kind of question next time. It's cheap!" Duan Yuntao, who was passing by, responded on behalf of Bian Lang with a voice-over.

Xiao Ming was a little embarrassed. It was obvious that she decided to interview Bian Lang on a whim and she hadn't made any preparations at all. All she asked were questions from the comment section of the live broadcast room. However, since she is an internet celebrity, she is capable of finding topics on her own.

"Senior, I heard from Senior Ke Tong that you don't have an assistant yet. Can I ask the seniors in our live studio what your requirements are for selecting an assistant?"

This put Bian Lang in a difficult position, so he decisively passed the buck: “You can ask my agent when you have the chance!” After chatting for a few more words, Xiao Ming asked for an autograph and a photo, then left calling his friends.

At this time, Li Zhaolin explained to him: "This is the number one internet celebrity in our school, a young girl with great potential. If you have any suitable resources, you can cooperate with her."

Bian Lang was not sure whether the word "Internet celebrity" was a positive or negative term, so he asked another question: "What kind of Internet celebrity is it?"

“It’s just a cross-dressing shoot, but it’s basically promoting the culture of our ethnic minorities in Yunnan Province.”

With that said, this character portrait is complete: "Okay, I get it. I will definitely help a junior like this!"

There are so many roles in "Old Boy", it's not difficult to find a role for her to show her face!
The graduation party was about to begin, and a young male and female host came on stage and spoke all kinds of reminiscences, prospects and instructions as if they were free.

Then the principal gave a message to the graduating students. It was all basic clichés with nothing new, but at the end he still mentioned Bian Lang: "I hope all graduates can take our alumnus Bian Lang as an example, focus on artistic creation and strive to reach greater heights in their future lives!"

The value of this made Bian Lang blush and he could only applaud.

Then the evening party officially started. The first program was naturally dance. Yunnan Art Institute’s modern dance and folk dance are both quite powerful. After all, the province has produced dance artists who are famous both at home and abroad, so there is no shortage of atmosphere, talents and soil.

However, there are two ways to cultivate dance talents in Yunnan Province. One is to take the professional route, and the other is that the dance troupe's manager will go deep into the mountains and bring out those young boys and girls from ethnic minorities who may never leave the area in their entire lives, and send them to receive compulsory education while practicing dancing, and then change their lives.

Regarding the second point, Yang Liping, the Peacock Princess of the original Earth, is the most famous practitioner. Apart from Xiao Caiqi, who ran away and went astray, it is my impression that 80% of the dancers in the entire team were trained by her in the mountains, and the other members were selected from various dance training institutions and schools.

Li Zhaolin patted the shoulder of the person next to him, turned around and prepared to introduce him to Bian Lang, but seeing that Bian Lang was distracted, he did not interrupt him and whispered to the person next to him: "Lao Xia, the matter with the Rolling Stones has been settled, one body shape teacher and one dance teacher."

Xia Donghai nodded and agreed without hesitation: "Don't worry, I will take care of it. These teachers are willing to train celebrities. Their studios outside also need this kind of signboard for publicity, right?"

After the first ethnic group dance was over, Li Zhaolin turned around and introduced Xia Donghai, the dean of the dance academy, to Bian Lang.

Bian Lang was sitting in the back and couldn't see Xia Donghai's body shape, but looking at his medium-length gray hair, he must be a dean who is very capable in his job and may also be teaching.

"Hello, Dean Xia, thank you for your help this time!"

Xia Donghai knew the importance of Bian Lang to the development of Yunnan Art. They had no intersection before, but now he was naturally enthusiastic: "What do you mean by helping or not? We are all from Yunnan Art, and this is our own business. If you have anything to say in the future, don't be polite, just speak up!"

With this topic, the two of them also chatted quietly. At this time, the program on the stage had changed to a modern dance for two people. Looking at the man and woman on the stage who were as soft as boneless and spinning like two red chains on the stage, Bian Lang couldn't help but sigh: "How many years does it take to practice this kung fu?"

"You have to lay the foundation from a young age, starting from elementary school at the earliest, and at the latest from junior high school. It takes more than ten years of consistent practice to have the highlight on the stage. Especially for boys, very few can persevere. It's not easy for girls either. After the great waves, there are even fewer who can achieve certain success in this industry. There are also various reasons such as injuries and income. The flowering period of dancers is generally not so long. Those who ordinary people can usually see on stage are really one in a million..."

Bian Lang deeply agrees with this point. This is a bit similar to gymnasts, who rely on their youth. Behind every champion, there must be many people who were quietly eliminated for various reasons. Years of training day after day are for the moment of glory on the stage. It is difficult to succeed without great perseverance!

So their youth... after the duet dance, they sang "Spring City" on guitar. If it were a year ago, even if the Golden Horse Awards had 100 courages, he would not have dared to imagine that one day he would see others perform his work at the school's graduation party.

"Wuwu... Stop at Xifulu, Wuwu...Donglu Bridge day and night, for whom to stay... Wuwu...Ma Yuanshang on the fourth floor, Wuwu...cut off the back..."

The final chorus drew a collective chorus from the entire audience. Not all of those present were from Spring City, but they had all studied and lived here for a few years. Place names like Xifulu, Dongluqiao, and Mayuan had inadvertently become a part of their lives.

After being outlined by the melody, these place names that appear as lyrics are mentioned again, evoking countless stories in the hearts of countless people present.

Especially Mayuan...

As the location of the school, most of the people here have spent the last green period of their youth here. Pure love will henceforth be mixed with various colors, and pure and lofty ideals will also begin to be poisoned by social reality. As the last ivory tower of life, Mayuan may be able to wrap up the most precious youthful memories of these students who are about to leave school!
The extremely warm applause, repeated again and again, proved everyone's love for the song.

As for the singer himself, when he was leaving the stage to take his bow, he glanced in the direction of Bian Lang and the others, and wished that he could be like Jin Ma!
The dancers who performed before have not left the backstage yet, some because they have other shows to do, and some just want to see Bian Lang. They don't have seats in the audience today, and in the past they would have left if they didn't have anything to do. But today they all stayed, just to see Bian Lang, their senior from the side stage!
The increase in guitar singing and band programs this year has made the original poetry recitation and language programs disappear, but the degree of everyone's love for the program can be seen from the fact that almost no one left the venue.

After the Mojito Band performed "The Train Goes Beyond the Clouds, and the Dream Rests in the Sky", it was the turn of the school's folk music band.

Bian Lang really didn't notice it before, but after watching it carefully, he found that the show they performed was a simplified version of Di Li's performance on the small broken station.

The continuous playing of "Drunkenness", "Horse Racing", "Ambush from All Sides" and "Fisherman's Song at Dusk" makes people feel excited. Although it lacks the sharpness of the electric guitar, this is the real national style charm, which is the accumulation of our Chinese music aesthetics for thousands of years!

"How is it? Not much worse than the one you have on that crappy little station, right?" Li Zhaolin turned around and asked as if showing off.

Bian Lang responded directly and bluntly: "The school can't afford to support them. No matter how good they are, it's a pity. I hope that only a few of them can stay after graduation and continue their studies."

This really affected the atmosphere, and Li Zhaolin was so angry that he almost burst into a curse. Fortunately, Bian Lang calmed him down with his next words: "They are all good seedlings. Please go and ask them. If they are willing to continue, we at Rolling Stone can take over this band!"

"What do you mean by accepting everything?" At this moment, Li Zhaolin no longer cared about his image.

Bian Lang said seriously, "It's exactly what it says. Sign with our Rolling Stone Records and I'll be in charge of the commercial operations."

"It's fine if you're in charge of artistic creation, but the business operations depend on the two strong women in your company!"

When Lao Luo interrupted, Bian Lang and Li Zhaolin smiled at each other.

This is not a matter involving just two people. Since both parties are willing to cooperate, Li Zhaolin will seriously promote it in the future.

Seeing Xia Donghai next to him envious, he thought to himself: "It would be great if I could cooperate with Bian Lang to set up a song and dance troupe!"

When Yunnan Art Institute's own orchestra came on stage, Bian Lang heard the familiar "Hurricane 2000" again. No... on Water Blue Star it was just "Believe in Yourself".

Although Li Zhaolin didn't mention it, Bian Lang was already thinking: "I want the orchestra too!"

Seeing Yuan Hao's smug expression on the stage, Bian Lang was also in a very happy mood. Such a high-level "Bian" party was held at the original owner's alma mater. While his vanity was greatly satisfied, Bian Lang felt that it was like he had also been to college.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for Bian Lang to go on stage, and Jin Ma was standing behind him, so he followed him backstage.

This time, Bian Lang did not use any other stage effects. Since he chose "Youth", the wooden guitar was the highest respect for this song.

But when he got backstage and saw a bunch of dancers waiting with Zhuang, Bian Lang asked in confusion, "Will there be a collective curtain call at the end?"

They were all college students with artistic talents. Although they were excited to see their seniors, they still had the ability to communicate: "No, we just want to wait here to watch the seniors sing. There are too many students coming this year, and there is no room for us downstairs."

Hearing this, Lang didn't think much and directly invited: "If you are willing, come on stage with me later and sit on the stage to watch my performance."

When everyone heard this, they were excited at first, but after they calmed down, most of them smiled and waved their hands to decline.

Only the two who performed second tonight mustered up the courage to ask again: "Is it really possible, senior?"

Bian Lang nodded again to confirm: "You have listened to the songs in the rehearsal. If you think the music is suitable, I think it's okay for you two to improvise on the stage! If your Dean Xia says anything, I will support you. It's an art college, why do we have to follow so many rules and regulations when we go on stage!"

The two were obviously fooled by Bian Lang. They immediately started to recall the music that Bian Lang played during the rehearsal with excitement, and then constructed the pictures in their minds.

After hearing this, the others also began to get excited. When they heard the host start to read out their names on the stage, Bian Lang said to everyone, "This is your only chance. You better think about it. I'll think about it later. You can make your own arrangements!"

Anyway, Bian Lang didn't believe that the leaders in the audience would embarrass the students because of this matter. The graduation party used to be a bit too formal, but since Bian Lang was here, he planned to leave everyone with a different memory!
After saying that, Bian Lang walked onto the stage carrying the Firebird on his back amid thunderous applause from the audience.

(End of this chapter)